Our volunteers join hands with local women to play and learn.
In our HealthEd Connect travels to the ancient Kingdom of Nepal we have encountered innumerable beautiful and meaningful traditions. However, as in every society, some ancient traditions can cause harm. An archaic tradition that affects the lives of many women in Nepal considers menstruation to be an unholy and unclean time in a woman's life. In many areas of Nepal, it is still required that women isolate themselves for several days.
For the past two weeks, our loving volunteers have used a gentle educational platform to help local women from the poorest parts of Kathmandu to understand how proper care and concern during menstruation can help women remain healthy and productive. Using fun activities, dramas, and health information, they covered topics such as menstruation hygiene, pre- and post-natal health, nutrition, and community sanitation.
Our HealthEd Connect Representative, Pinkey Malla, explains:
"In our society, when girl first have menstruation then there is culture to keep them away from house for four days, not to touch boys, can't go to kitchen, they have to stay at one separate room. People say that girl is now unholy. Also, every menstruation time she keep at separate place, not have proper food, not good place to sleep and rest. This culture happening since many years. Some educated family's concepts are changing but still in city or village this activity is happening. So by making two types of drama, we are educating women what to do with girl when she have 1st menstruation and how to keep hygiene during menstruation period."
Women listen attentively to lessons on hygiene, sanitation, and health.
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