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

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2017 - 2019

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Open Road Alliance

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas 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

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Youth

Age

10 - 21

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Upper primary

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