ELN Tanzania Project
Snippets of the PDF I designed for my ELN Project Portfolio
This project is about the enhancement of knowledge and skills on Menstrual Health Management in Secondary Schools in Lushoto District, Tanga, Tanzania. This is due to the inadequate experience and skills menstrual health management awareness faced by adolescent girls, boys, teachers, school board members, local community leaders and parents, suggested by false beliefs and sigma against girls, the use of inappropriate menstrual materials and inadequate help to girls during menstruation, as noted by CVS-Tanzania and And as explained by the Research Study carried out by the National Institute of Medical Research in 2016 in schools from 16 districts in Tanzania, which reported that improper hygiene practices occurred, including the use of unclean sanitary pad products, seldom changing pads, injection of unclean material into the vagina, unsafe disposal of used sanitary products or blood and lack of handwashing after changing a sanitary towel.
As a result, other health hazards such as insufficient safety and improper washing have increased the vulnerability to infection with diseases. Several of the consequences noted include poor class concentration due to lack of trust induced by poor sanitary wear and fear of staining their uniforms, 48% were reported missing because of menstruation, with 36% remaining at home during days of heavy flow and 12% not attending school during menstruation, with 78% responding that menstruation influenced their academic performance.
Snippets of the PDF we designed for our Transmedia Campaign Proposal
The project contributes to successful menstrual health management for girls in Tanzania, enhancing menstrual health management awareness and skills, reducing school dropouts for girls, enhancing the school output for girls, increasing the usage of reusable sanitary pads, eliminating false perceptions and stigma against girls, and reducing early pregnancy for teenage girls.
My Experience
This project has helped me leverage social media to galvanize global action/agency. Through my project, I worked to gain an understanding of complex community challenges associated with the UN Sustainable Development Goals toward mobilizing civic action. I specifically explored the obstacles faced by women concerning menstrual health and education, helping to fund a reusable sanitary sewing project. This project allowed me to be involved in a variety of activities, which include collection and assessment of data from the schools, awareness creation to the schools and community, group discussion facilitation, findings documentation, thus helping me share my experience globally.
Snippets of the video I made to share my story
The project contributes to successful menstrual health management for girls in Tanzania, enhancing menstrual health management awareness and skills, reducing school dropouts for girls, enhancing the school output for girls, increasing the usage of reusable sanitary pads, eliminating false perceptions and stigma against girls, and reducing early pregnancy for teenage girls.