Improving menstrual health education for women and girls in Méhé - Cameroon

This project seeks to improve menstrual health and hygiene for women and girls living in Méhé village in the far north region of Cameroon. This intervention aims to provide solutions that enable their full participation with dignity in the educational cultural civic and economic life of their community. The project focuses on increasing individual and community knowledge of menstrual health and hygiene to break down the stigma surrounding menstruation. Project activities include: (1) training and running awareness sessions for women girls men and boys on menstrual health and hygiene gender equality and gender norms; (2) training women on the production of reusable sanitary pads and soap; (3) constructing a small facility where women can produce sanitary pads and soap; (4) constructing 6 wells and 3 safe and accessible toilets; and (5) developing maintenance plans for the new wells and toilets to support the participation of women and girls in decision-making.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) reduced experience of stigma and taboos related to menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) and civic participation by women and girls in Méhé village of township of Meme in Mayo-Sava Division; and (2) improved access and control over hardware solutions for MHH by women and girls in Méhé village of township of Meme in Mayo-Sava division.