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ABOUT #BOYS FRAMEWORK
Bridging the Gap
A practical, adaptable framework to bring boys into menstrual health conversations with empathy and equity.
Why this Framework Matters
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Boys continue to be excluded from menstrual health conversations
This exclusion perpetuates stigma and reinforces rigid gender norms.
Without access to accurate information, boys develop misconceptions that fuel shame and limit their capacity for supportive relationships across all genders.
Current efforts to engage boys are fragmented with no shared understanding.
Our framework addresses this critical gap by collating practice-based, backed by secondary research and sensitive approaches to engage boys meaningfully in menstrual health conversations.
VALUES THAT GUIDE THIS WORK
14 Principles for Working with Boys
The framework is grounded in guiding principles that ensure boy engagement in mestrual health is inclusive, transformative, and realistic.
Plurality Over Uniformity
Working with boys means recognising for example that a boy in rural Bihar, urban Mumbai, tribal Chattisgarh, and coastal Kerala navigates entirely different worlds. We reject the standardised approaches.
IN PRACTICE
Working with boys means recognising for example that a boy in rural Bihar, urban Mumbai, tribal Chattisgarh, and coastal Kerala navigates entirely different worlds. We reject the standardised approaches.
USERS OF FRAMEWORK
Is this framework right for you?
If you work directly with adolescent boys (10–18), focus on gender or menstrual health, or engage boys in schools and community spaces, this framework is for you.
RISK & LIMITATIONS
What You’ll Find in
This Framework
This framework brings together insights from years of fieldwork and collaboration with 15–16 organisations. Inside, you’ll find:
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Framework Stronger
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Sukhibhava Foundation is a tax-exempt charitable trust registered in Bengaluru, India. Reg. No. MLS-4-00014-2016-18
Sukhibhava Foundation: 288, 1ST ‘A’ CROSS, RMV 2ND STAGE, NAGASHETTY HALLI, BENGALURU 560094
Gramin Vikas Samiti, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Gramin Vikas Samiti: 504/1, Bhimgarh Kheri, Part-II, Gurgaon Pin 122001
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*inclusive of non-binary, trans, and people who menstruate