WaterAID – Menstrual hygiene matters

Menstrual hygiene matters is an essential resource for improving menstrual hygiene for women and girls in lower and middle-income countries. 

Nine modules and toolkits cover key aspects of menstrual hygiene in different settings, including communities, schools and emergencies.

This comprehensive resource:

• Brings together examples of good menstrual hygiene practice from around the world
• Provides guidance on building competence and confidence to break the silence surrounding the issue
• Encourages increased engagement in advocacy on menstrual hygiene

In her foreword, Catarina De Albuquerque, UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, states:

This resource brings together, for the first time, accurate, straightforward, non-judgemental knowledge and practice on menstrual hygiene programming from around the world to encourage the development of comprehensive and context specific approaches to menstrual hygiene.

Download the complete report (PDF, 16.4 Mb)

Download the report introduction (PDF, 1.1 Mb)

 

Module 1- menstrual hygiene – the basics Module 2 – menstrual hygiene – getting started Module 3 – sanitary protection materials and disposal Module 4 – working with communities on menstrual hygiene Module 5 – working with schools on menstrual hygiene Module 6 – menstrual hygiene in emergencies Module 7 – supporting women and girls in vulnerable, marginalised or special circumstances Module 8 – menstrual hygiene in the workplace Module 9 – research, monitoring and advocacy

Toolkit 1- menstrual hygiene – the basics Toolkit 2 – menstrual hygiene – getting started  Toolkit 3 – sanitary protection materials and disposal Toolkit 4 – working with communities on menstrual hygiene Toolkit 5 – working with schools on menstrual hygiene Toolkit 6 – menstrual hygiene in emergencies Toolkit 7 – supporting women and girls in vulnerable, marginalised or special circumstances Toolkit 8 – menstrual hygiene in the workplace Toolkit 9 – research, monitoring and advocacy

Menstrual hygiene matters has been produced with input from a wide range of experts and organisations. It was jointly funded by WaterAid and the SHARE research consortium.