This ‘Padwoman’ of Kashmir provides free sanitary napkins to women across the region Apr 10, 2021
Irfana Zargar is a household name in the Valley for distributing sanitary napkins to underprivileged women and girls. 7 CLAPS
After her father passed away,
Irfana Zargar of Nowshera in Srinagar wanted to do something for the under-privileged in his memory. She began her mission by distributing sanitary pads to young girls in the city. Soon, what started as a tribute turned into a passion.
Sanitary kits distributed by Irfana Zargar
Twenty-eight-year-old Irfana is today a household name in the Valley. For the past six years she has been providing free sanitary napkins to hundreds of women across Kashmir besides supplementing more than a dozen public toilets with sanitary kits in Srinagar.