By Caroline | Volunteer
In February 2019 The Kasiisi Project launched the Menstruation Journey design project. This project, involving six girls from St. Clements’ School in Toronto, Canada and six girls from Kasiisi Primary School in Western Uganda, is focused on the collaborative redesign of Reusable Menstrual Pads (RUMPs). Through the use of the “design process” both groups of girls aim to identify needs and problems surrounding the current RUMPs design and to reframe these challenges as opportunities for change and improvement. Through cross-cultural learning and communication, we hope to share information regarding the girls’ feelings, experiences, and perceptions of menstruation. To date, we have conducted two Skype sessions (which the Kasiisi girls have really enjoyed) and held 3 additional meetings. During these meetings we’ve used the SCS materials to guide conversations and open a dialogue about what it means to be a girl menstruating in the Kasiisi context. Through this project we hope to empower the girls to explore challenges in managing menstruation, foster empathy between the groups, and inform design decisions in making RUMPs.
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