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  • Menstrual Health and Hygiene Technical Brief
    Brief
    Approximately 500 million people worldwide face barriers to managing their menstruation in a safe, healthy and dignified manner; these challenges are most acute in the low- and middle-income countries in which USAID works.
  • Six Ways USAID is Committing to Menstrual Health
    Blog
    USAID is committed to ensuring all menstruators can safely engage in all facets of their lives with dignity and confidence.
  • Menstrual Hygiene Day 2022
    Intl Campaign Day
    Menstrual Hygiene Day, recognized annually on May 28, is a global advocacy day that brings together the voices and actions of non-profits, government agencies, individuals, the private sector and the media to promote good
  • Equipping Schools With Girl-Friendly Toilets
    Blog
    In Uganda, the Rotary-USAID partnership is, among other things, helping schools offer all their students adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities by constructing
  • Supporting Schools in Making Menstrual Hygiene Pads
    Blog
    When Hammidah Nattabi started to menstruate at age 13 while attending Ndoddo Church of Uganda Primary School, she did not know what to do and eventually turned to tell her mother.
  • When Women Manage Water
    Global Waters Article
    In rural Burkina Faso, most people get their drinking water through boreholes, a narrow vertical shaft drilled into the ground. Women and girls are traditionally responsible for fetching water, often traveling for miles several times a week.
  • Meet Three USAID Champions Advocating for Menstrual Health and Hygiene Around the World
    Blog
    This year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day theme is #WeAreCommitted, shifting from calling for action to leading by example by committing to action.
  • Guide to Menstrual Hygiene Management Indicators
    Strategy and Guidance
    The WASHPaLs project conducted research in Nepal and Kenya to accomplish the following obje
  • QualKit for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion and WASH
    Event
  • Tapping Into Water
    Global Waters Article
     
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