THE SMALL EARTH NEPAL

Girl students in community schools face the largest barriers to menstrual hygiene management (MHM), as they do not have the necessary facilities, knowledge, and understanding to appropriately support girls during menstruation. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges related to MHM. Apart from that, there still exist societal taboos and stigma related to menstruation which have been hindering in achieving good menstrual health hygiene and management among adolescent girls. Access to affordable and sustainable menstrual products is the key to improving menstrual health and hygiene. involvement of men and boys in MHM initiatives is essential to avoid them from being the cause of harassment and shame for adolescent girls. Therefore, to address these issues, a government-aided community school – Shree Bishwamitra Ganesh Secondary School (SBGSS) located at Mahalaxmi Municipality-08, Lalitpur was selected based on needs assessment with an aim to improve the availability and quality of menstrual hygiene facilities and to prepare an improved reproductive health education tools and resources, that can be used as an implementing model in other schools in Nepal. 

Project duration: 1 Year

Implementing partners: The Small Earth Nepal and Days for Girls Nepal

Financial support: Australian Embassy

Project site: Shree Bishwamitra Ganesh Secondary School (SBGSS), Mahalaxmi Municipality-08, Lalitpur