PROGRAMS
Our Programs
Learning to love and talk about our bodies is not easy especially if our society and families attach shame to it. We are breaking the stigma through designing a variety of programs and organizing events to enable young girls to celebrate their periods and love their bodies.
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Here we share some programs we've run in the past, as well as some of our exciting upcoming projects!
Community & School Outreach
We conduct engaging school and community outreaches in rural areas of Uganda, led by trained youth facilitators who educate both girls and boys and teachers about menstruation. Our sessions cover menstrual health, facts and myths, product options, and hands-on training in making reusable cloth pads.
Alongside education, we donate menstrual products to learners and community members who lack access to safe menstrual products. Through knowledge, practical skills, and direct support, we help reduce stigma, promote dignity, and ensure no one misses school or daily life because of menstruation.
Menstrual Santa
This is an annual event that takes place on the 24th of December. The team packs menstrual products as Christmas gifts for women and girls that live on the streets and slum areas of Uganda. No girl deserves to be sad during this time of the year - Christmas should be a festival of love, hope, family and joy, so that’s what Menstrual Santa brings.
Up4Periods
Through this program, we reach over 1,000 boys and men each year to learn about periods, puberty, and body changes. Participants are empowered to break menstrual stigma, support menstruators, and become confident allies in their schools and communities.
Menstrual Hubs
These will be permanent booths where girls can go and get emergency menstrual pads in case they suddenly start their periods. These hubs will be equipped with clean water, soap and menstrual products. It will clearly state that you can only use 1 menstrual product to allow others to also have access. Hubs will also provide fliers, brochures or manuals to increase access to important information around menstruation. People can also come to these hubs to donate menstrual products.
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Menstrual Clubs
We are actively establishing menstrual health clubs in primary and secondary schools across Uganda, guided by fully developed and published menstrual education manuals. The program is currently running in four schools. Two primary and two secondary—where learners meet weekly to build knowledge and leadership around menstrual health. Through this initiative, students become menstrual health ambassadors, leading peer education, challenging stigma, and representing their schools during annual inter-school engagements where clubs showcase their achievements and learn from one another
National Menstrual Challenge
This is an annual quiz competition for schools taking part in the Menstrual Club initiative to share their knowledge concerning menstruation and to open up conversations on this stigamatized topic in a fun, engaging way. This will also equip youth with public speaking skills and will provide them with opportunities to network with different individuals and schools.
Ambassador Camps
Our annual ambassadorship camps bring together young people for a week of transformative learning and growth. participants explore topics such as social work, menstruation, life skills and leadership while gaining hands on experience in turning their ideas into action. By the end of the camp, we select ambassadors who continue to work with us through out the year serving, advocating and educating their communities.
Sewing Center
This will be a place where the production of reusable pads will be carried out. The place will provide volunteering opportunities for youth who can come and sew pads, knickers and bags for other girls in the villages. This will increase the access to menstrual products, as well as equip youth with sewing skills. The pads, bags and knickers made at the sewing centre will be distributed to girls during the school and community outreaches.
Families Menstruate Together
Children learn most values through their families, because it's who they spend a lot of time. But most of the time, important conversations about our bodies are ignored. This program documents how periods are discussed amongst families and help parents start such conversations and how to support their children during this phase of their life.
Prison Periods
This initiative supports prisons in some parts of Uganda that are facing challenges with managing periods. We train women in Jinja prison on how to make reusable pads, which are later distributed to other prisons to help other prisoners manage their periods.
Girls' Clinic
Many young girls in Uganda lack access to specialized healthcare. Girls clinics aims to bridge the gap between young girls and gynecologists, encouraging positive health seeking behaviors among adolescents. By addressing this, we prevent long term conditions caused by menstrual abnormalities and reduce factors that hinder the girl’s dreams.