Thennamadevi

Thennamadevi or thennaven ma devi is a village in Tamil Nadu, India, not far from Viluppuram.

[1] The village is located among rice paddies, banana trees and sugar cane fields.

[2] Between 2016 and 2018, the group focused on making it safer for young people in the village to attend school.

[1] They convinced health officials to provide modern feminine sanitary products in the nearest clinic.

[1] Club members have pledged to help girls who are married against their will before they are 18 (which is illegal in India, but not well enforced), and in meetings they teach each other about self-discipline, personal hygiene and menstrual issues.