Sumaira Lokhandwala

Aptly named the ‘Period Warrior’, Sumaira Lokhandwala has worked towards the normalization of menstrual health conversations in internet spaces and in public discourse. Through the co-founded organization HERPakistan, Sumaira has been delivering sexual and reproductive health education, and affordable sanitary health products to underprivileged communities in Pakistan. She has also served as Women Empowerment Chair for Rotaract Club Karachi, a group that focuses on providing development projects for young adults, and is part of a global effort to foster peace and international cooperation.

HER Pakistan, under the co-leadership of Sumaira, was a finalist for the Girl Rising Creative Challenge for submissions on ending period poverty. Sumaira was recently awarded the Young Humanitarian Award by Oxfam Pakistan (2019).