Gender Equality Nepal Project #40102

Period without Shame

by Bahini Educare Foundation

Project Report | Oct 21, 2019
End of Project!

By Surendra Pariyar | Project Leader

Dear Friends, family and well wishers!
Greetings from Bahini Educare Foundation!

We prepare this report only to inform you all that we stop this fund raiser and the project too.

SINCE THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL HAS DECIDED TO DISTRIBUTE SANITARY PADS FREE OF COSTS IN ALL SCHOOLS, WE HAVE DECIDED TO STOP THIS PROJECT. The Government has already started implementation of providing free sanitary pads in schools and is successfull, too! With the Government engaged in such a beautiful project, it is only worthwhile, we stop fund raising and/or continuing with this project.

WE WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE WITH ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS ON MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND FEMALE HEALTH!.

We continue our work for single mothers, their dependant daughters (boys in some cases) in providing education, nutritious food and healthcare all with a mission to PREVENT the worst forms of abuse, exploitation and traficking.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

NAMASTE!

Links:

https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/free-sanitary-pads-for-public-schools/

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Aug 20, 2019
Pad Distribution with Awareness

By Surendra Pariyar | Project Leader

We conducted a program on "Period Without Shame" on Friday, the 7th of June.

The program was conducted in a Secondary school in Puranchaour village of Kaski. The school is approximately 15 kilometers away from our office.

It was a 2 hours program. First the girls from grades V, VI and VII were invited to the hall.

A 45 minutes session was organized, where the girls were made aware about Menstrual Health, Puberty and the process, what to expect, what to do and mainly hygiene and usage of sanitary pads and how to dump it.

Another group of girls from Grade VIII, IX and X were made aware about Menstrual hygiene and myths related to it. 4 boys from these classes were included in this group, especially the bright ones that would later relay the message to their peers. It was done to break the taboo and to talk about periods freely without shame or hesitation.

After this, a peer group committee was formed of 5 girls from grade VI, VII, VIII, IX and X. They were named the coordinators who would be incharge of the sanitary pads to be distributed to any one who has their period during the school. They would be accountable for proper distribution and would have to provide us details of the usage and/or shortage. They were also in charge to have group meetings, discussions on menstrual hygiene and call us in case of some confusion or they needed another session.

2 boxes containing 108 packs of sanitary pads have been provided to them committee.

The school was very helpful and complied with us through out the program. It was a very successful program.

The program was attended by Surendra (Project Leader), Tshering (Chairperson), Abhijeet (treasurer) and two facilitators.

We are also planning for yet another program in a school in a village and but waiting for further funds.

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