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A young girl in Nepal is dressed head to toe in a pink saree, she looks directly at the camera as she stands on an empty stretch of road in rural Nepal.

We are committed: Making menstrual health and hygiene everybody’s business

Posted on Monday, May 29, 2023 02:15 PM

Insights

Water for Women's Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist, Jose Mott share insights on #PeriodAction for Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023.

We know the “why” of prioritising period...

Disability inclusion Menstrual health & hygiene India Nepal Behaviour Change
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WASH in Schools: Insights from Water for Women

Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2023 01:41 PM

Learning and Resources

This learning brief synthesises and shares lessons from Water for Women’s investment in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools (WinS) as part of 20 projects led by...

Hygiene & handwashing Menstrual health & hygiene Partnerships Knowledge & learning Behaviour Change WASH in schools
A young girl in Nepal is dressed head to toe in a pink saree, she looks directly at the camera as she stands on an empty stretch of road in rural Nepal.

Shifting menstrual stigma in rural Nepal

Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 03:12 PM

Postcards from the Field

Small but significant steps are gradually stripping away age-old taboos associated with menarche in rural areas of Nepal and improving menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) and...

GEDSI Gender equality Menstrual health & hygiene Sanitation Nepal SNV
A group of women from Papua New Guinea are seated around a table in a shared space, you can see lush tropical plants out the open windows behind them. There are older style sewing machines and materials to make reusable pads on the large table they are seated around.

Sewing seeds of change in Papua New Guinea

Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 02:58 PM

Postcards from the Field

These women from Savon community, Kunua in Papua New Guinea are taking part in a sewing practical - learning how to sew reusable pads and learning about and discussing...

PNG WASH Consortium GEDSI Gender equality Menstrual health & hygiene Sanitation Plan International Papua New Guinea
A young school boy in a blue vest stands with other children in orange and black uniforms. They are outside at their school. One child holds a giant blue dice and they all stand on a large mat on the ground which is a big game of snakes and ladders – used to help shifting stigma and taboos around MHH

An ally: A boy not ashamed to promote menstrual hygiene management

Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 02:57 PM

Postcards from the Field

Wahyu (in blue) is proud to have shared important health information and believes that menstrual hygiene management (MHM) education needs to be carried out from an early age,...

GEDSI Gender equality Menstrual health & hygiene Sanitation Plan International Indonesia

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