Reproductive, Maternal and child Health (RMCH) conditions carry the highest total burden of diseases in Ugandan communities. Pamoja Afya Initiative aims to roll out sexual and reproductive health and Right (SRHR) core interventions so as to act as a Road map of accelerating reduction of Maternal, Neonatal, children and adolescents’ morbidity and mortality that will contribute towards the achievement of the SDG3 TARGETS 1 AND 2. The program promotes
Sexual And Reproductive Health Rights
The program address the issue of menstrual health and the challenges girls and women face regarding access to hygiene, we promote the Healthy Periods Initiative that provides information, access, and opportunities regarding menstrual health and hygiene among school going youth in rural communities surrounding national parks.
We inform, educate, and provide resources to assist in managing menstruation and we are planning to develop a successful social enterprises that produce and distribute low-cost, eco-friendly, high-quality disposable sanitary pads for school girls and women in these communities.
When girls are educated, poverty drops, economies thrive, and communities become more resilient. But when a girl faces obstacles in healthily managing her menses, she is at risk for infection, her self-esteem and self-confidence suffer, she may remain absent from school during her period, or, worse still, drop out of school altogether upon reaching puberty. We target schoolgirls ages ten and above, mainly primary and secondary school students and rural women who do not have access.
Our Impact
- 2,900 girls and boys reached with menstrual health education massage.
- 5000 pads Distributed.
- 4,333 girls passed Primary and joined secondary education.
- 16 community dialogues targeting parents and teachers have been conducted.
- 14 Primary schools and 7 secondary schools have been enrolled.