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Train local girls through certified teachers already trained in the Niñas Sabias program to ensure the sustainability and continuation of the initiative. Engage additional teachers and school leaders to foster a culture of acceptance and understanding of girls' menstrual rights.
In rural and marginalized urban communities of the Guadalajara metropolitan area, many school-aged girls face barriers to education due to a lack of menstrual health knowledge and access to proper menstrual hygiene products. These challenges result in school absenteeism, stigma, and inequality in educational opportunities. Addressing this educational gap through structured workshops and sustainable resources will empower girls to stay in school, improve their health awareness, and reduce educational disparities.
The objective of this project is provide health & menstrual education workshops to at least 700 girls. The workshops will be taught in primary schools in groups from 15 to 20 girls in various rural and marginalized urban communities in the Guadalajara metropolitan area. Upon successful completion of the workshop, each girl will receive a washable/reusable menstrual management kit that will last them for four to five years. The program will keep girls in school and give them equitable education and opportunities. The project enables girls to know their bodies, understand their cycles, and see their womanhood as natural and healthy.
Menstruation is an integral and normal part of human life-indeed, human existence. Menstrual hygiene is fundamental to the dignity and wellbeing of women and girls and an important part of the basic hygiene, sanitation and reproductive health services to which every woman and girl has a right.
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