17-Year-Old NAS Dubai Student Distributes Over 25,000 Sanitary Pads, Empowering Thousands of Girls Across Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Dubai, UAE – October 27, 2025 – Reya Khawaja, a 17-year-old Year 12 student at Nord Anglia School (NAS) Dubai, is transforming menstrual health awareness and access for young girls in rural India through her youth-led initiative, Project SAFE (Sanitation and Awareness for Female Empowerment). Since its launch in February 2024, the project has distributed over 25,000 sanitary pads and conducted comprehensive awareness sessions reaching thousands of schoolgirls across Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Project SAFE, launched in collaboration with KCS Foundation India, began as a focused effort in two districts of the state of Bihar, Sitamarhi and Madhubani, and has now evolved into a powerful grassroots movement. Through strategic partnerships with 12 government schools, Reya’s team provides monthly sanitary pad distribution alongside interactive online awareness sessions covering menstrual hygiene, reproductive health, and personal dignity.

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