Gender Equality Nepal Project #18132

Menstrual Hygiene Management in schools of Nepal

by Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness

Project Report | Nov 5, 2015
We Build for Her

By Angel Chitrakkar | Director

Survey Visit @ Girls Friendly Toilet at Badalgau

"We build for her"

Are girls not privileged to getting quality education as all other children? Should girls drop out of their school because they can't get proper water and toilet facilities when they go through tough period of menstruation? What is the solution?

In the life time of a woman, she will have a total of around 3,000 days of menstruation. For her basic schooling period which range from Grade 4 to 10 the number of such days is 450. At remote schools, menstruating girls face problems such as inadequate water for washing, lack of soap, safe disposal of pads and non-functioning or insufficient toilets. As a result, they often choose to stay home and eventually they drop out of school. Research shows that in Nepal, the dropout rate of girls is 7 percent in primary level and 11 percent in secondary level (class 10).

Hence, with an objective of bringing a decrement in dropout rate of adolescent school girls, ECCA has been constructing girl friendly toilets in remote community schools of Nepal. The successful construction of girl friendly toilet in Shree Gothbhyanjyang Higher Secondary School of Southern Lalitpur reported that the number of girl absentees is lesser as compared to before. The provision of proper water facility, facilitated toilets and solutions for disposal of pads has definitely encouraged female students to attend schools. Now, ECCA has reached to constructing similar girl friendly toilets and proper sanitation corner in Binayak Bal Lower Secondary School of Badal Gaun, Kavre as well. The construction of toilets is already in its final phase and soon they will be ready to use.

"We do have toilets in the school but they are not as well-facilitated as the ones which are in the phase of construction. I think it is very nice that every girl in our school won't hesitate to attend school when they are having their period", said one of the student.

Besides this, ECCA regularly provides informative sessions on WASH and menstrual hygiene to help students adopt healthy behaviors and be more open about things as menstruation.

Lastly, we thank all our donors for your continuous support. Its your help through which we have been able to make a difference. We hope for the same type of support in the coming days.

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Upama (Media Associate)

Sanitation corner supported @ Binayak School

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Aug 6, 2015
Effect of GFT at Gothbhyanjyang School - Aug 15

By Angel Chitrakar | Senior Program Officer

With added facility of incineration in Toilet

Due to various social and cultural contexts, girls are treated differently than boys from the beginning of childhood in our society. As a result, they tend to become shy, and find it hard to express themselves.

“Mam, Rita needs a sanitary napkin, could you please provide a piece of napkin for her?” Because use of sanitary pad among girl students in village is new as well as they are not used to with it, students are shy and seeks help from their fellow colleague to get a pad from me, said Ms. Pramila Ghimire, Teacher of Shree Gothbhyanjyang Higher Secondary School, where we completed the construction of girls friendly toilet. With the support of District Education Office Lalitpur, we received a box of sanitary pad for our school. I organized a small demonstration on how to use the sanitary napkin, how to manage it after its use, and distributed a set of pad to around 75 girls students studying in grade 8 to 10. I also directed students from grade 6 and 7 to ask me if they need it, Ms Pramila Ghimire added.

After the distribution of sanitary pad to the girls in school and with the help of Ms. Pramila madam through providing proper orientation and guidance on how to use it, the use of girls friendly toilet has increased. This activity has been highly effective towards supporting in safe menstrual hygiene among girls students in our school. We the teachers of Shree Gothbhyanjyang HSS thank ECCA for supporting this initiation in our school, said Mr. Laxmi Timilsina, Head Teacher of School.

With the feedback received from the teachers of Gothbhyanjyang School and request received from other school, the expansion of the activities in schools of Lalitpur District and Kavre District is being planned. Feedbacks like support of Sanitary Pad for students and proper orientation on how to use it were also received which are under review and will be implemented as per need.

We would like to thank all our donors and supporters in our initiation towards providing safe environment in schools for better education for our children. Please help us spreading the words within your families and friends network. We are also looking forward towards your valuable suggestions and comments on our work. Please subscribe our Facebook, Twitter, Blog and Youtube channel in order to receive frequent updates related with our programs and activities.

Thanks & Regards,

Angel Chitrakar

A glimpse of Incinerator at back side of toilet

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May 8, 2015
Providing urgent response to earthquake victims

By Palistha Shrestha | Media Coordinator

A devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake on 25th April in Nepal claimed life of above 7,800 people and directly affected above 8 million people. Due to the destruction of houses in rural as well as in urban areas, people are forced to refuge in an open space. There is urgent need to provide basic needs (treated drinking water, food, medicine, tent, etc.).

ECCA has mobilized youth volunteers in the community to provide immediate relief materials. Coordination is also being done with Nepal government, other civil society organizations, NGOs and international agencies.

A separate project has been created in the Global Giving Support Nepal Earthquake Relief

Initially, your donation will help to meet the survivors' immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, hygiene products, and shelter. Once initial relief work is complete, your support will be used to support longer-term recovery efforts.

Some of the relief activities carried out by ECCA are:

ECCA started production of chlorine solution (branded as WATASOL) from the very next day of earthquake. WATASOL production is being done by using all the available WATA devices, as per the technology developed by Antenna Technologies Switzerland. ECCA is distributing WATASOL in bottles of 60ml and 1 liter. WATASOL is tested for quality before distribution. Many volunteers came forward to support in the bottling and packaging of WATASOL. WATASOL has been supplied for use at the hospitals as well.
Water filters embedded with silver colloidal treated tulip filter candles have been distributed, which can filter murky water to remove impurities.
Self Help kits were distributed that contained helmets, wheel barrows, shovels, ropes and other tools essential to dismantle and manage the damaged houses.
Tents were provided to the needed families.
Medical camp has been set-up to provide treatment to the injured
Food package has been distributed

The relief works are continuing.

Thank you for the support you have been providing. Your generous donations are extremely valued.

We look forward towards getting your continued support, at this time of natural disaster.

Please follow us at http://eccablogs.wordpress.com/ and like our facebook page to get updates. We also look forward towards your valuable suggestions and comments regarding our works.

Thank you & Regards,

Palistha Shrestha

chlorine solution distribution

Self help kit

Tent distribution

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