Picture Bhabyasri Dash

Bhabyasri

Nominated By Youth Council for Development Alternatives (YCDA)

All 2021 Children’s Peace Prize Nominees

Bhabyasri is a peer educator of Udaan Club (Adolescent Club), in Kampara. She took the lead role to stop child marriage in her village and to speak up about about issues related to sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents. Bhabyasri teaches adolescent girls about menstrual hygiene and she is also campaigning in school for awareness about this topic. In addition, she educates children about sexuality. Now, adolescent girls use the sanitary napkins on a regular basis instead of cloths.