About the COVID-19 AND MHM intervention
With support from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Women for change (WFC) conducted an awareness on Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) as an essential aspect of hygiene for women and adolescent girls between menarche and menopause during the difficult moment of the pandemic in Kapuri, Luri county. Despite being an important issue concerning women and girls in the menstruating age group MHM is often overlooked during or post-disaster responses. Further, there is limited evidence of menstrual hygiene management in humanitarian settings.
Objectives of the intervention:
WFC Sensitized about 200 households on menstrual hygiene management and Distributed Dignity kits to adolescent girls since Menstruation necessitates the availability of material resources to absorb or collect menstrual blood, facilitate personal hygiene and dispose of waste, ideally with adequate privacy during the struggling times of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Raise Awareness on Menstrual Hygiene Management at Kapuri
COVID-19:Prevention and control measures in community
One of the family attending MHM training in Kapuri. On 23rd May 2020.
Women and adolescences girls
Women and adolescences girls listing to WFC Staff teaching to them about menstrual Hygiene management. And how they can support their girls during the COVID-19 period as children are home with them. Date: 23rd May 2
Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Quarantine
WFC staff posing for a picture after receiving donation of 1,500pcs of Postures and 1 banner from South Sudan NGO Forum on 23rd May 2020.
COVID-19: community
An orphan who is also heading the family of two at the age 17yrs listen to WFC Staff who is explaining to her how to use the items in the dignity kits and happy to receive her dignity kit. Date: 29th May 2020
Adolescent Girls COVID-19 kits
Group of adolescent girls in Kapuri received dignity kits to help them during their menstruations especial in the Times of COVID-19 on 4th June 2020. Thank you Rescue Mission for Supporting WFC to reach out to the Vulnerable Community Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Quarantine
WFC staff posing for a picture after receiving donation of 1,500pcs of Postures and 1 banner from South Sudan NGO Forum on 23rd May 2020.