ENTSHA DELHI
Njengoko ilizwe liza kujonga uSuku loCoceko lokuya exesheni ngoLwesine, izigidi zabasetyhini eIndiya banyanzelwa ukuba bakhangele ezinye iindlela, kubandakanya nokungacoceki, ngenxa yokuvalwa kwe-coronavirus.
Njengoko izikolo zivaliwe, ukunikezelwa kwasimahla “kwenapkins yococeko” ngurhulumente kuye kwamiswa, kunyanzelwa amantombazana akwishumi elivisayo ukuba asebenzise amalaphu amdaka namalaphu.
UMaya, oneminyaka eli-16 ubudala ongumhlali wasemzantsi-mpuma weDelhi, akakwazanga ukufumana iinapkins zococeko kwaye usebenzisa i-t-shirts ezindala kumjikelo wakhe wenyanga. Ngaphambili, wayefumana ipakethe ye-10 kwisikolo sakhe esilawulwa ngurhulumente, kodwa unikezelo lwayeka emva kokuvalwa ngequbuliso ngenxa ye-COVID-19.
“Ipakethi yeepadi ezisibhozo 30 Indian rupees [40 cent]. Utata usebenza njengoritsho kwaye akafumani mali. Ndingamcela njani imali yokuchitha kwi sanitary napkins? Bendisebenzisa izikipa ezindala zikabhuti wam okanye nawaphi na amadlavu endiwafumana ekhaya,” uxelele iAnadolu Agency.
Nge-23 kaMatshi, xa ilizwe laseMzantsi Asia elinabemi abazibhiliyoni ezisisi-1.3 labhengeza inqanaba lokuqala lokuvalwa kwelizwe lonke, zonke iifektri kunye nezothutho ziye zamisa ngaphandle kweenkonzo ezibalulekileyo.
Kodwa into eyothusa abaninzi kukuba i-napkins yangasese, esetyenziselwa ukucoceka kwabasetyhini, ayizange ifakwe "kwiinkonzo ezibalulekileyo". Amaqela amaninzi abasetyhini, oogqirha kunye nemibutho engekho phantsi kukarhulumente beza ngaphambili beqaqambisa ukuba i-COVID-19 ayizukuyiyeka imijikelo yokuya exesheni.
“Besisabalalisa amakhulu ambalwa eepakethi zeenapkeni kumantombazana aselula kunye namanina asemaphandleni. Kodwa xa kubhengezwa ukuvalwa, asikwazanga ukufumana iinapkins ngenxa yokuvalwa kweeyunithi zemveliso, ”utshilo uSandhya Saxena, umseki wenkqubo yeShe-Bank nguAnaadih NGO.
"Ukuvalwa kunye nezithintelo ezingqongqo zokuhamba zibangele ukunqongophala kweepads kwintengiso," wongeze watsho.
Kuphela kwaba semva kokuba urhulumente ebandakanyile iipads kwiinkonzo ezibalulekileyo kwiintsuku ezili-10 emva koko apho uSaxena neqela lakhe bakwaziyo uku-odola ezimbalwa, kodwa ngenxa yezithintelo zokuhamba, abazange bakwazi ukusasaza nayiphi na ngo-Epreli.
kunye noMeyi. Wongezelela ukuba i-napkins iza nerhafu epheleleyo "yempahla kunye neenkonzo", nangona iifowuni ezikhulayo zenkxaso-mali.
Ngokutsho kophononongo luka-2016 malunga nokulawulwa kococeko lokuya esikhathini phakathi kwamantombazana afikisayo eIndiya, kuphela i-12% yabasetyhini kunye namantombazana banokufikelela kwi-napkins ye-sanitary kwi-355 yezigidi zabasetyhini kunye namantombazana asexesheni. Inani labasetyhini abasexesheni eIndiya abasebenzisa iinapkeni ezilahlwayo limi kwi-121 lezigidi.
Uxinzelelo lwendyikityha ebangela amaxesha angaqhelekanga
Ngaphandle kwemiba yococeko, oogqirha abaninzi bebefumana iminxeba evela kumantombazana aselula ngenxa yesitenxo samva nje abajongene naso kwimijikelo yabo yokuya exesheni. Abanye baye baba nosulelo ngelixa abanye besopha kakhulu. Oku kukhokelele kwingxaki eyongezelelweyo xa kuziwa kwimiba enxulumene nempilo yabasetyhini. Abanye baye baxela ukuthunga iipads zabo ekhaya besebenzisa iimpahla ezenziweyo.
“Ndiye ndafumana iminxeba emininzi evela kumantombazana aselula, asezikolweni, endixelela ukuba kutshanje aye abona amaxesha abuhlungu nanzima. Ukusuka kuxilongo lwam, yonke le nto yingxaki enxulumene noxinzelelo. Ngoku amantombazana amaninzi axhalabele ikamva lawo yaye akaqinisekanga ngendlela aza kuziphilisa ngayo. Oku kubangele ukuba bakhathazeke, "utshilo uGqirha Surbhi Singh, ugqirha wezifo zabasetyhini kunye nomsunguli we-NGO Sachhi Saheli (uMhlobo Wenene), obonelela ngeenapkins zamahhala kumantombazana kwizikolo zikarhulumente.
Ngelixa wayethetha ne-Arhente ye-Anadolu, uSingh waphinda wachaza ukuba njengoko onke amadoda ehlala ekhaya, abafazi kwiindawo ezihlelelekileyo bajongene neengxaki zokulahla inkunkuma yokuya exesheni. Uninzi lwabasetyhini bakhetha ukulahla inkunkuma xa amadoda engekho ukunqanda ibala lokuya exesheni, "kodwa esi sithuba somntu ngoku singenelwe kutshixiwe," wongeze watsho uSingh.
Oku kuye kwanciphisa umnqweno wabo wokusebenzisa i-napkins ngexesha lomjikelo wabo wenyanga.
Rhoqo ngonyaka, i-Indiya ilahla malunga ne-12 yeebhiliyoni zeepads zococeko, malunga neepads ezisibhozo ezisetyenziswa kumjikelo ngamnye ngabasetyhini abazizigidi ezili-121.
Kunye neenapkins, i-NGO ka-Singh ngoku isasaza ipakethe equka iinapkins zococeko, iibrifs ezimfutshane, isepha yephepha, ibhegi yephepha yokugcina iibrifs/pads kunye nephepha elirhabaxa lokulahla i-napkin emdaka. Ngoku basasaze ngaphezu kwama-21,000 eepakethe ezinjalo.
Ixesha elide lokusetyenziswa
Ngenxa yokungafumaneki kakuhle kunye nokufikeleleka kweepads kwiimarike, amantombazana amaninzi amancinci aye abhenela ekusebenziseni i-napkin efanayo ixesha elide kunokuba lifuneka.
I napkin ethengwa evenkileni kufuneka itshintshwe emva kweyure ezintandathu ukuze kuqhawuke ikhonkco losulelo, kodwa ukusetyenziswa ixesha elide kukhokelela kwizifo ezinxulumene nemijelo yangasese ezinokuthi zikhule zibe kolunye usulelo.
“Uninzi lweentsapho eziphuma kumaqela amkela imivuzo ephantsi azifikeleli nokuwafumana amanzi acocekileyo. Ukusetyenziswa kwexesha elide leepads ngaloo ndlela kunokukhokelela kwimiba eyahlukeneyo yesini kunye nosulelo lwendlela yokuzala, "utshilo uGqr Mani Mrinalini, intloko yesebe lokubelekisa kunye ne-gynecology kwisibhedlele sikarhulumente waseDelhi.
Ngelixa uGqr. Mrinalini wachaza ukuba imeko encomekayo ye-COVID-19 kukuba abantu ngoku banolwazi lwezempilo, ukwacinezele nokungafumaneki kwezixhobo. “Ngoko ngumzamo othe gqolo wabasemagunyeni esibhedlele ukucebisa abasetyhini ukuba bazigcine becocekile.”
Ixesha lokuposa: Aug-31-2021
