Menstrual Hygiene Day

Mestruation Matters

 

1. Background information

Why a ‘Menstrual Hygiene Day’?

Menstrual Hygiene Day was created to

publicly recognize the right of women to

hygienically manage their menstruation

wherever they are. By acknowledging that

menstruation is a normal human process

and a sign of good health, Menstrual

Hygiene Day confronts the stigmas attached

to menstruation with collective advocacy,

education and action.

 

What does ‘Menstrual Hygiene

Day’ want to achieve?

 

Menstrual Hygiene Day aims to help break

the silence and raise awareness about the

importance of menstrual hygiene

management. The long-term goal is to have

Menstrual Hygiene Day become an official

UN Day by year 2020.

 

Who supports ‘Menstrual Hygiene

Day’?

MH Day has brought together over 80

partners from social businesses, NGOs,

advocates, academia and other influential

sectors.

 

When is ‘Menstrual Hygiene Day’?

Menstrual Hygiene Day is on May 28th and

will be celebrated in 2014 for the first time.

The number 28 refers to the average days

of the menstrual cycle, and 5 refers to the

average amount of days a woman or girl

experiences menstruation in a month.

 

 

What will happen on ‘Menstrual

Hygiene Day’?

From small villages to big cities, Menstrual

Hygiene Day will be celebrated in places

such as Berlin, Delhi, Kathmandu, Nairobi

and more, with exhibitions, meetings and

trainings.

 

Want to know more?

Visit www.menstrualhygieneday.org

The slogan for 2014 is

“Let’s start the conversation about menstruation“

Let’s raise awareness and create a buzz around MENSTRUATION and

MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY using social media!

 

We are going to link this day with our Subz Panties and pads Project in 2015.

This year we sent out a link to the Enviro Club on our What's App group  for everyone to share their Menstrual Cycle Story.

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We hope that they did!