Sandwich for Sanitary
Educate boys and girls about gender equality and menstruation and provide period products to girls so they can continue to attend school even when they are menstruating. Enabling boys to engage in learning about menstruation to remove taboo views that they have through social norms and increase their understanding so they can respect and support their female school friends when they’re experiencing their period.
Educacion Diversa is working with Tunza Dada to reduce period poverty and empower girls to continue their education through provision of sanitary products and education about menstruation to break the taboo imposed by their communities. Tunza Dada is a Swahili word for “Caring for a Sister” whose goal is to reduce period poverty among young single mothers and adolescent girls living in the slums and rural areas.
This project will reduce period poverty by providing sustainable solutions to help manage periods and keep girls in school. We strive to foster a commitment to young people that will promote pro-social friendships, debunk myths on the menstrual cycle, reassert a sense of hope, and break cultural taboos that men can't be included in the menstrual talks.
Schools we have helped
Due to the increase in teenage pregnancies and girls dropping out of school due to the lack of sufficient resources to manage their periods, especially in the rural schools and the slum areas, the consequences are always experienced by the parents. Over the seasons, young adolescent girls yielded to the sex trade in exchange for sanitary towels other being manipulated by motorcycle riders not considering the risks of pregnancy or infections due to the pressure to acquire quality sanitary towels; and this is how Educacion Diversa came to find Victor one of our volunteers who founded Tunza Dada. Victor Layson had a similar vision of engaging men in promoting equality, especially on matters of Menstruation to break the taboo about girls having their period with the vision that boys and men learning more about menstruation will increase their respect for girls and women, creating more inclusive communities where girls can continue to go to school even when they have their periods. They (school girls) have confessed to being using old clothes, some staying with the same pads for two days not considering the health risks. The most affected are women living with disabilities and due to stigma, their parents hide them behind doors with no one to reach them. This project will reduce period poverty by providing sustainable solutions to help manage periods and keep girls in school. We strive to foster a commitment to young people that will promote pro-social friendships, debunk myths on the menstrual cycle, reassert a sense of hope, and break cultural taboos that men can't be included in the menstrual talks.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHOOL AND WHY IT WAS CHOSEN AS A RECEPIENT OF THE CAMPAIGN
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHOOL AND WHY IT WAS CHOSEN AS A RECEPIENT OF THE CAMPAIGN