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International Women’s Day 2019: 10 amazing Indian women you need to know about

#4 Dr. Bharati Hemant Lavekar

Dr. Bharati Hemant Lavekar, the sitting MLA of Versova in Mumbai and one of the amazing Indian women, established TEE Foundation in 2009. This Mumbai based NGO focuses on issues like female foeticide eradication, sanitation, hygiene, women’s education, and gender inequalities by generating awareness amongst rural women. Dr. Lavekar also inaugurated a digital sanitary pad bank on 28th May 2017, which is celebrated as World Menstruation Hygiene Day.

The digital sanitary pad bank acts as a mediator between the donors and beneficiaries. The bank serves tribal women and they don’t have to provide any type of identification.

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