Zimbabwean chiefs breaking...
Masvingo District’s chiefs and custodians of the traditional values and cultures...
Girls in Control (GiC) is a multi-country project with an aims to increase school attendance for adolescent school girls, through improved menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in schools and facilitating access to safe, affordable and sustainable sanitary materials through a value chain business model.
In Zimbabwe, we are implementing the GiC project to address the specific needs of privacy and decency, availability of girl-friendly facilities, and information on MHM. A central topic is male involvement in menstrual matters. We are inspired by the response from the community and local leadership and are working on improving access and availability of the required infrastructure and policies for a girl-friendly environment. Our innovative interventions include girl-friendly latrines, designing easy to make reusable menstrual pads (RUMPS), and advocacy initiatives which have led to a motion in parliament being moved and debated.
Impact & Results
You say there is a stigma but the stigma is us – we continue calling menstruation a taboo whilst experts are saying there is a problem.Chief Musara, Traditional healer