Browse MH Day 2020 online events
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Featured web events from the MH Day movement
28.05. #STUDIOMHDAY
Introducing Studio MH Day!
On 28 May, we’re going to bring the MH Day movement closer together than ever by organising Studio MH Day – the first official MH Day live broadcast! Hosted by Ina and Thorsten from your MH Day Secretariat/WASH United, Studio MH Day will feature highlights from MH Day activities around the world, conversations with national coalitions, decision-makers, activists, researchers and funders, as well as regular social media updates.
Studio MH Day will consist of three regional spotlight sessions:
Spotlight on Asia-Pacific:
18:30-20:30 AUS, 14:00-16:00 IST, 10:30-12:30 CET, 04:30-06:30 EST, 01:30-03:30 PST
Spotlight on Africa and Europe:
22:00-00:30 AUS, 17:30-20:30 IST, 14:00-16:30 CET, 08:00-10:30 EST, 05:00-07:30 PST
Spotlight on the Americas:
04:00-06:00 AUS [on 29-5], 23:30-01:30 IST, 20:00-22:00 CET, 14:00-16:00 EST, 11:00-13:00 PST
20.05. CanWaCH
Menstrual Hygiene in Fragile and Humanitarian Contexts
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT
In collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund, AFRIpads and Period Promises, this panel session will focus on menstrual hygiene in fragile and humanitarian contexts.
21.05. UNICEF: MHM Virtual Conference
The 8th Annual Virtual Conference on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Schools provides an opportunity to share the latest research and programming from around the world. The virtual conference is expected to bring together online over 1,000 participants from around the world.
This year’s theme, Innovation in MHM: Putting Girls at the Center, aims to highlight national examples of programs that found new ways to identify and address barriers to safe and dignified MHM for girls in schools. Apart from innovations in products, services and facilities, this also includes novel, inclusive ways to end menstrual stigma and empower girls with knowledge and skills to manage their menstruation.
UPDATE: Recording and presentations can be accessed here: https://www.mhmvirtualconference.com/presenters
26.05. PSI, The Case For Her, Global Menstrual Collective
Join Population Services International, PSI-Europe, The Case for Her and The Global Menstrual Collective for an interactive webinar on why funders and practitioners should invest in a cross-sectoral approach to addressing menstrual health. Through three case studies, our panelists will share best practices and lessons learned by exploring the impact and effectiveness of these programs. The presentations will be followed by a guided discussion with panel members and a Q&A session.
Update: recording and presentation can be accessed here https://www.psi.org/2020/06/making-the-case-for-menstrual-health-lessons-from-the-field/
A few highlights from the panelists
- “Menstrual health programming and education contributes to a 360 degree approach to looking at the totality of adolescent girls and is incredibly important.” – Kumbirai Chatora, Marketing Director of PSI/Zimbabwe
- “Managing menstruation is a gender equity issue, and we agree. With access to appropriate menstrual hygiene products we saw an increase in mobility, confidence and participation in social capital building activities” – Audrey Anderson Duckett, COO, Be Girl
- “Investing in partnership is key to successful integration for MH and the delivery of more comprehensive programming that meets the needs of adolescent girls.” – Thérèse Mahon, Regional Programme Manager South Asia, WaterAid
For any inquiries, please reach out to Odette Hekster (ohekster@psi.org) and Stephanie Kim (skim@psi.org).
27.05. African Coalition for MHM, Days for Girls
Menstrual Health response to Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa- What have we learned?
Wednesday 27 May at 2:00pm SAST
Hosted & Moderated ByDr Julitta Onabanjo – Acting DeputyExecutive Director (Programme), UNFPA
Update:
Recordings https://youtu.be/1whCftgyh0w
Presentation FSG , Presentation RHSC
28.05 U-Report poll - World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
WAGGGS will launch a U-Report Poll to learn more about young people’s experiences when it comes to menstruation, particularly given COVID-19.
Here is how to join:
- Search U-Report Global on your Facebook Messenger
- Write and send the letters “MHD” to start the poll
- Answer the questions and make your voice heard!
On 29 May, there will be a girl-led live chatbox to ask questions on the U-Report poll, supported by WASH United. Participation is 100% anonymous.
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An audio-visual campaign jeered at driving conversations around MHM with emphasis on the vulnerable sect.
- Organisation: SheGehRight
- Event link: https://instagram.com/shegehright_
We wish to organize a Community Engagement session with Girls age 13 to 17 with the aim of teaching them more about Menstrual, How to manage their period and teaching them how to calculate period using the bracelet
- Organisation: Town Crier Initiative Africa
- Event link: http://www.twitter.initiativetown.com
We’ve just published a comprehensive blog on this much misunderstood topic https://www.menstrual-matters.com/blog/mood-changes/ I will also be speaking about this topic at an online event (Sat 23rd May) run by ‘Paint it Red’ an Indian NGO working in the menstrual health and education space and Trucup a progressive menstrual cup company. On MHD itself, I will […]
- Organisation: Menstrual Matters
- Event link: https://www.menstrual-matters.com/blog/mood-changes/
einhorn celebrates the MH-DAY with a big online-event on Zoom. We invited four interesting women who will be interviewed or read from their books. The short film “Oh Sh*t” will be screened and we’ll talk to the director. We prepared a little quiz and you can win einhorn products and an Edition F magazine membership. […]
- Organisation: einhorn products GmbH
- Event link: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/die-flow-show-einhorns-zoom-party-zum-weltmenstruationstag-tickets-105936246164
We are planning a online Interactive campaign from 21st may, and on the last day there will be live discussion on social media
- Organisation: Nurturing minds charitable trust
- Event link: https://instagram.com/kavachamovement?igshid=1ii41aqlwyl4w
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is an essential aspect of hygiene for women and adolescent girls between menarche and menopause. Despite being an important issue concerning women and girls in the menstruating age group MHM is often overlooked. (https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-018-0527-y). This is an effort to spread awareness about the importance of MHM through this MH Day Event..
- Organisation: PJVCVPAK, Mandla
- Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/240124267294584/
Reaching out & engaging 5000 Girls, Women and Families on Social Media to spread awareness, minimize taboo rituals & start talking about Menstruation as a normal part of our lives.
- Organisation: PJVCVPAK, Mandla
- Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/240124267294584/
We held essay writing competition in our project area with title of “ကပ်ဘေးကြားလည်း ပွင့်လို့လန်း မရပ်တန့်နိုင်သော အမျိုးသမီးတို့ ရာသီပန်း”. This title mean in English that period don’t stop for pandemic. Contestants will make handwriting that constitutes with minimum 3pages and maximum 5pages. Contestants must send their PDF versions essay to Event Holder through mail.
- Organisation: MRCS-RMNCH
- Event link: http://facebook.com/MHDayMyanmar
We invite real experiences of people, articles, stories & thoughts on period shaming, menstrual stigmas, taboos, menstrual hygiene etc at shahnishi123@rediffmail.com which will be shared on our website www.rutuja.org on 28-29th May 2020
- Organisation: Rutuja Non- Government Organization
- Event link: http://www.rutuja.org
This is a week long online campaign (Facebook) disseminating different information across more than 30,000 audience from SNV in Bangladesh’s Working with Women-II project.
- Organisation: SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
- Event link: https://web.facebook.com/SNVBangladesh