Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is a pertinent issue not only for sexual and reproductive health and family planning but also for women’s and adolescent girls’ empowerment and social justice. Less access to sanitation facilities like sanitary pad, soap, water most of girl escape classes during period. Menstruation affects various aspects like education, health, economics, dignity, participation of a girl/ women life, as
- They missed school during their periods due to lack of facilities.
- Use of improvised menstrual hygiene materials leads to infection.
- Women missed their work if they don’t access to the facilities they needed.
- Suffer from discomfort, endure teasing, shaming and face exclusion from everyday activities.
- Girls get distracted or less productive during schools, work and activities due to pain, discomfort.
With an objective to uplift the menstrual hygiene status of girls and women in Ramechhap Municipality, BSN is implementing the project “Promoting Menstrual Hygiene Education and Re-usable Sanitary Napkin in Schools and Women Groups”. The project is funded by our German donor organization:
Stiftung Soziale und Ökologische Zukunft
(Foundation Social and Ecological Future)
For further updates about the project implementation, please follow our blog post through the link.
