Report on the session ’Parents Sensitization on Gender Menstrual Hygiene Management’

Hello, everyone!

Global Bridge Network is now going to report on activity ‘Parent Session’ for girls’ Menstrual Hygiene Management.

We apologize this delay of report on this activity which was conducted on April, 13th 2017.

Session participants: Parents of pupils from primary 1 to 7 at Lwawuna Primary School in Mubende district in Uganda participated in the session with 61 Male: and 39 Female

Why we conducted session for parents!?

This was because, in all projects that deal with pupils; there is need to get consent from parents/guardians and getting their cooperation is important.

Many parents think it is a government and school responsibility to provide sanitary pads and talking menstruation is taboo in their custom. Furthermore, some parents still believe in the myths associated with menstruation myth, such as ‘not eating salt while in their periods, not moving with boys during their menstruation’ etc  …..

Session objective included:

●     Informing parents about the ongoing project and requesting them for their

       unconditional support and cooperation.

●     Discussing with parents their roles and responsibilities in promotion of MHM
       (Menstrual Hygiene Management) among adolescent girls.

●     To find possible strategies towards addressing menstrual challenges adolescent
       girls face both at school and home.

Parents listening attentively on their roles and responsibilities in promoting MHM

Topics discussed:

●      Components of menstrual hygiene and its Myth.

●      Dangers of poor MHM

●      Roles and responsibilities of Parents in the promotion of MHM.

●      Advantages of re-usable sanitary pads.

Head Master of school giving testimonies about the challenges adolescent girls

face as a result of parents’ negligence

Some voices from parents!!!

Male parent:s

"We promise to spare some little money to buy sanitary pads for our adolescent girls."

Female parents: 

"We understood the dangers and risks associated with improper Menstrual Hygiene Management."

"I am going to change and help my daughter manage her menstruation in a healthy way."


The whole report can be reviewed below,

Parents-Sensitization_20170413
 

*This project is supported by Lush Japan Co., Ltd.

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