We want to break the taboo and silence.
Machinga
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We, Johanna Åhs (Sweden) and Enelless Pemba (Malawi) met in South Africa in 2016 as we were working at Africa Unite, a organisation working with Humans Rights. Our passion for human rights gave us the idea to start Chikondi Girls Project.
We are working with the SDG 2030 and we are focusing on; Goal no 4: Equal Education; ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Goal no 5; Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. We have chosen to call our project Chikondi Girls Project as Chikondi means Love in Malawi. Menstrual hygiene is a question about human rights and all girls has the right to manage their periods hygienically and with dignity. Sanitary towels can both be unavailable and unaffordable for some girls and this has a huge impact on their lives. Not having access to safe sanitary towels can prevent or force the girls from going to school. Which exacerbates inequality. When girls miss several days of school a month, they are more likely to drop out, this could also lead to early child marriage We want to change this. We want every girl to have access to safe and hygienic sanitary towels and for every girl to stay in school.
In Malawi, some girls using towels, newspaper or a cloth during menstruation due to the lack of sanitary towels. We want to break the silence, shame, taboo and stigma. Chikondi Girls Project wants to raise awareness on menstrual hygiene. Due to the taboo many girls have never heard about menstruation before their first period and we want to teach the girls about the female body to prepare them for their first period and address the myth around menstruation.
