Taking Menstrual Health and Hygiene Through Play into Communities
Watoto Wasoka and Viva con Agua Uganda brought together 32 community coaches from 16 communities to prepare them to lead Menstrual Health and Hygiene Through Play sessions using football, games and practical activities.
32 community coaches from 16 communities in Kampala and Wakiso gathered to learn how to lead MHH Through Play sessions in their respective communities.
Watoto Wasoka, in partnership with Viva con Agua Uganda, equipped the coaches with practical activities and approaches for discussing menstrual health in an engaging way.
Through games, demonstrations and discussions, the coaches explored menstrual health, challenged common myths and misconceptions, and built their confidence to lead conversations with children and young people.
Menstrual Health is everyone’s responsibility
What made the training significant was the participation of both female and male coaches. Menstrual Health is not a conversation for girls and women alone. When boys and men are supportive, they can help create communities where menstruation is understood as a normal part of life rather than a source of shame or silence.
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Menstrual Health Education should reach children wherever they learn and play.
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