First my sincere
apology for not able to participate in meeting as well as not responding
earlier. My life is running with activism on menstrual rights 24/7 so I
determined to write back to you all even late. However, I believed that we are
not much delay. Today is May 7 means we have enough time.
Here, I gently remind
you all why we are marking May 28 whereas few organizations which are and not in
list, organizing various activities at various levels since 2014. I must admit
and share that truth.
No matter what we do
for May 28, it will all about breaking silence, hygiene products and disposal
in a way and the other around. Few of you might not agree that it talk about
menstrual rights or focused only hygiene/WASH.
If any of you really
seeking tangible results at the life of girls and women, without three elements
(which are directly or indirectly related with rights), not possible to achieve
at all. Sometimes, it is matter of interpretation and how we socialize by
projects or donors mostly (we will discuss later about it).
Today, we are not like
1995 where we installed Ministry of Women after promising in Bejing conference.
We all are surrounded by technology, knowledge and skills as well as so much
fast forward for the transformation.
If you agree with
social transformation, why should we stick with very traditional types of
activities or events. Do you questions to our development work for 2% key role
in this local election? To me, it is because we focused on inputs or activities
not for RESULTs or IMPACTs. Now, we are in position so we need to cross the
comfort zones.
No matter whether
educated or not, rural or urban, the power (stigma, discrimination, +++)
finally guide, deliver or distribute etc. come from men as a part of
patriarchy.
If you agree, we have
to do different actions and strategies for different goal. We redefined the
goal but not redefined our strategies, actions and so on.
If you agree on that,
we should choose different types of celebrities who break the silence on
menstruation. I do respect them but not considered them for the role model of
breaking the silence on MHM.
More importantly, we
need to choose the heros from bottom and middle form of recognition to empower
others. E.g. Ambika Shrestha, I know her
since 2004 personally, I have deep respect and love to her. She is hero in
social entrepreneurship, promotion of heritage+++++ but not for MHM. If she has
some stories on MHM, audience couldn't relate at their life because the context
couldn't generalize at all with majority of girls and women.
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Activities
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Village level
V-WASGCC
NGOs
CBOs+++
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District Level
D-WASHCC
NGOs
CBOs
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National level
N-WASHCC
NGOs
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Felicitation of role model ( who broke the silence) boys/men/families/faith
healers
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Disseminate the stories of these role models through
radio story/TV/print
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Cycle Rally
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Possession or Rally
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Sticker and distribution by focusing men folks.
Could be college, bus parks, chocks
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Mobilize the student unions, taxi unions etc.
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Interaction with chair of PABSON and N-PABSON- what
is the mechanism for ensuring MHM in school
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Award for best school/restaurant which has toilet
for girls with MHM facility
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Observation of toilets of few institutions e.g. TU, government
offices
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Media Interaction with Celebrities
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Launching of Mobile apps
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Competition: Art, poem at Baneshor chock or Mandella
or Jawalakhel etc.
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MHM lab at different locations
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