Fighting Period Poverty— Monthly sanitary pad distributions at school

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

Working against period poverty is an integral part of Finn Church Aid’s (FCA) education support in the refugee settlements Kakuma and Kalobeyei. Monthly sanitary pad distributions at schools and education about menstruation increases self-esteem and prevents girls from missing classes or dropping out completely. Distributions of sanitary pads have reached 5,000 adolescent girls since last year. FCA’s sanitary pads distribution couples with sexual and reproductive health education, and the program has reduced school absenteeism among the girls.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

https://www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-news/articles/fighting-period-poverty-leads-to-a-future-of-confident-and-educated-women/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2000 -

Partner(s)

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Ministry of Foreign Affair of Finland

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education

Cross-cutting areas

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Emergencies and protracted crises
  • HIV and STIs
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Displaced/refugee - External (from other countries)
  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Life skills education

  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Educating girls about menstruation
  • Sanitary product distribution

Social/gender norms change

  • Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health