By Tania Corazza | Project Leader
A big part of our plan to end period poverty in Nairobi slums consists of integrating reproductive health and menstrual hygiene courses into the kids' curriculum.
This is an important step to help them build confidence and knowledge on such crucial topics, to raise awareness and develop social skills that will help them in adult life.
The lessons of reproductive health and menstrual hygiene are organised with the help of a facilitator, a woman who started dedicating her life to the fight against HIV and has helped hundreds of women overcome extreme poverty and achieving economic independence. She started the courses with classes 4-5-6-7-8 of primary school, covering different topics depending on the children's age.
Girls were particularly interested in getting to know better the female reproductive system, and shared their thoughts about how to handle the menstrual cycle better, considering the environment they live in.
We will continue in bringing education and discussion around these themes, because ending period poverty also means letting our girls explore the topics they can't discuss openly with the family, study them and let them own these concepts to become strong, independent women.
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