A website that is...
TRILINGUAL
ACCESSIBLE
A "ONE-STOP-SHOP" FOR MHM IN MADAGASCAR
Content that is...
FACT-BASED
CULTURALLY-RELEVANT
SEGMENTED BY AUDIENCE
Resources that are...
READY-TO-USE
PARTICIPATORY
TESTED
THE PROBLEM
Fadimbolana.info is a resource hub on menstrual hygiene. It is our hope that these resources will help educators and organizations in Madagascar promote menstrual hygiene.
THE PROBLEM
Click through to learn more about some of the menstrual hygiene challenges that girls face in Madagascar.
Lack of knowledge
Young adolescent girls often have little information about the science of menstruation, leaving them afraid, unable to self-advocate, and potentially at-risk for early pregnancy.
Projet Jeune Leader's surveys in the Haute Matsiatra region revealed that:
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61% of urban middle school students* don't know where menstruation comes from, compared to 77% of 386 rural middle school students**
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32% of urban middle school students* don't know that you can become pregnant once you start menstruating, compared to 56% of rural middle school students**
* Projet Jeune Leader 2014 survey of 1267 boys and girls in 8th and 9th grade in Haute Matsiatra
** Projet Jeune Leader 2016 survey of 386 rural boys and girls in 8th and 9th grade in Haute Matsiatra
Menstrual hygiene is multifaceted; it involves information-education, hygienic menstrual products, and good sanitation infrastructure. It involves women and girls, men and boys. It involves individuals and whole communities.
In other words, menstrual hygiene can and needs to be tackled from multiple angles – and EVERYONE can be a part of it.
The tools and resources on this website are intended to be launching points for you to use with communities you work with, and to get inspired to integrate menstrual hygiene education into your programming.
© 2022. Fadimbolana.info is resource site created by Projet Jeune Leader in 2018, with the financial support of AmplifyChange and the Segal Family Foundation.
