We believe that health is fundamental to every child’s and youth’s success. Through our grassroots project on health, we focus on three interconnected health needs within vulnerable communities: Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Mental Health, and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), including Menstrual hygiene management. By combining education, community engagement, and youth empowerment, we help young people lead healthy, informed, and dignified lives.
In the communities we serve, adolescents face high rates of teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and limited access to reproductive health education and services.
Our SRHR program addresses the following:
Through this program, we promote health through personal and cultural practices that support basic social and recreational needs. This approach aims to encourage healthy lifestyles and discourage practices that harm physical and mental well-being.
Our mental health component focuses on:
Our substance abuse prevention efforts focus on methods to prevent abuse, understanding its consequences, and providing psychosocial support.
Access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education is a critical need in the communities we serve. Poor hygiene and sanitation lead to preventable diseases that disrupt education and well-being, especially for girls during menstruation.
Our WASH initiative includes:
Our MHM toolkit includes five thematic sessions, along with an opening and closing session.
These sessions provide holistic training for children and adolescents on all essential aspects of effective menstrual hygiene management.
The thematic content includes:
The training sessions incorporate games and activities to make learning fun and engaging, helping to break the shame and shyness associated with menstruation. Children learn best through play!
