The Water and Pads for School-Girls –Empowerment for Life
Rural Women’s Network Nepal (RUWON Nepal) is organizing a workshop on “Menstrual Hygiene Education and Awareness” with the adolescent girls in different schools every year.
Menstrual health and hygiene are a major public health and social issues in Nepal. Due to insufficient infrastructure to provide education, healthcare, and communication as well as religious teachings, women and girls are excluded from participation in many activities of daily livings and community activities during menstruation.
The objective of the workshop is to provide the knowledge and make awareness on menstrual health and hygiene in Nepal through a socio-ecological perspective. Lack of awareness regarding menstrual health and hygiene, insufficient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities, no sex education and culturally restrictive practices makes menstruation a challenge for Nepali women. These challenges have negative implications on women and girls’ reproductive as well as mental health and school attendance among adolescent girls. There are gaps in the evidence for high quality involvements to improve menstrual health and hygiene in Nepal. During the workshop, the female students who have reached the age of menstruation are provided with a sanitary kit and an educational booklet.
