Project profile — Menstrual health for sexual and reproductive health and rights - COVID-19 (II)

• Liberia (20.00%)
• Burkina Faso (30.00%)
• Sierra Leone (20.00%)
• Pakistan (30.00%)

• Health: COVID-19 control (12264) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (principal objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)
• ICT as a tool for development (significant objective)

This project aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women and adolescent girls in Burkina Faso, Liberia, Pakistan, and Sierra Leone. This is done through menstrual health and hygiene interventions. Project activities include: (1) refurbishing and constructing gender-sensitive latrines and sanitation stations to improve menstrual hygiene management in schools, healthcare facilities and communities; (2) engaging local businesses, women entrepreneurs, and youth groups to supply menstrual hygiene products; and (3) lobbying government authorities to develop plans, policies, and budgets for menstrual health management in schools, communities, and healthcare centers.

The expected outcome of this project includes improved hygiene behaviours by healthcare staff and communities to prevent and reduce the transmission of COVID-19.

Results achieved as of March 2021 include: (1) sensitized people on COVID-19 prevention messages through mechanisms, the distribution of hygiene promotion materials, meetings, trainings, radio, posters, town criers, etc. This led to the awareness of 578,660,500, exceeding the target of 266,758,280 or 116%; (2) installed 415 handwashing stations in public places (79% of the target of 600 handwashing stations); (3) rehabilitated 44 water systems (exceeding the target of 28 by 57%); and (4) constructed 30 triage booths in health care facilities (meeting the target of 30 triage booths by 100%). Results obtained at the end of the project determined the extent of the Outcome or behavioural change.

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• Menstrual health for sexual and reproductive health and rights - COVID-19