Free menstrual health education

  • A Advocacy Campaign/Project

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

Menstruation is a natural biological process that many girls and women experience, but it is often shrouded in taboos and misinformation, coupled with lack of access to menstrual products. By providing menstrual health education, E-WIN hopes to break down these barriers and create a more open and better understanding of MHM. Equity Watch Initiative [E-WIN] and Girls Opportunity Alliance is addressing these issues by providing comprehensive menstrual health education, as well as disposable and reusable cloth pads for girls in rural communities in Nigeria to ensure they have safe and hygienic products during their periods. 

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria

Activity URL

https://equitywatchinitiative.org/e-win-provides-free-menstrual-health-education-for-students-in-iheaka-girls-secondary-school-in-igboeze-south-lga-enugu-state/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

  • Girls Opportunity Alliance

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-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

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Menstrual hygiene management

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school

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

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Educating girls about menstruation
  • Raising awareness about menstruation (beyond just girls)
  • Sanitary product distribution

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved sexual and reproductive health

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

General Contact Information
Equity Watch Initiative (E-WIN)
equitywatchinitiative@gmail.com
+2347014161511