The Nia Project
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Key Information
The Nia Project is a study involving more than 5,000 adolescent girls in 140 primary schools in Kilifi, Kenya, to determine whether providing girls with reproductive health education and menstrual hygiene products positively impacts their education, health and well-being.
Participating schools are assigned to receive one of four interventions: Arm 1: Schools receive disposable sanitary pads; Arm 2: Schools receive reproductive health education; Arm 3: Schools receive disposable sanitary pads plus reproductive health education; Arm 4: Schools serve as the control arm of the study and no interventions are provided. This is the first rigorously evaluated study to provide evidence on the impact of interventions combining sanitary pad distribution and reproductive health education in schools, as compared to each intervention alone, on educational, social and health outcomes for girls.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2017 - 2019
Partner(s)
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownCOVID-19 Response
AdaptedGeographic Scope
Sub-nationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary completion
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
Cross-cutting areas
- COVID-19 Response
- Empowerment
- HIV and STIs
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
Program participants
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
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
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased school completion (general)
- Increased school enrolment (general)
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved sexual and reproductive health