Friday, April 22, 2022

Menstrual Discrimination In Madesh

  1. Joanne Frappier, retired from Federal Government of Canada, Coach for Change Management and Philanthropist, Samir Pariyar, Coordinator for Dignified Menstruation Campaign Nepal and Radha Paudel made a week road field trip. It was started from April 14 and ended in 20th April 2022. The route was from Kathmandu to  Janakapur via Sindhuli road, Lalbandhi, Sarlahi, Kaliya Bara, Bharatpur, and Madi Chitwan, Gaidakot, Nawalpur, Pad factory Chitwan and Devghat in Tanahun and Kathmandu.

Joanne addressed Stakeholders meeting at Madi

Samir shared the role of men in promotion of dignified menstruation

CPO office at Sarlahi

Janaki Temple, Joanne from left, Radha in middle and Samir at right

Samir explained his inspiration to work around menstruation

CDS office premises after training on Dignified Menstruation

CPO staff pasted the sticker of dignified menstruation

Ward 5, Madi meeting with stakeholders

CDS office, Samir explained the role of men

Ishwarpur, Sarlahi exploring the menstrual discrimination and child marriage 

At CPO office

Radha discussed about the motivation for child marriage

Radha had done puja during second day of her menstruation

Shining English Boarding School Gaidakot, Nawalpur 

Dignified Menstruation with Muslim girls at Kalaiya, Bara



Guard of the Muslim school 



At Muslim Family 
Girls Shelter in Devghat (Hindu Folks)



Bio degradable Pad Factory at Chitwan







Travelling back to Kathmandu 

Samir with stakeholders at Madi



Ap saraph explained the use of pad


Samir explained the dignified menstruation with Hindu girls at Devghat















Ishwarpur, discussion on Child marriage 



Maariyam Khatun explained about reusable pad







GadhiMai Temple in Bara

Radha was in Gadi Mai temple during her second day of menstruation












Interaction with Journalists, at FNJ, Chitwan

Diwakar Bhusal Memorial School, Madi

Madi Campus, Madi

Handing over the books to EYEs, Parsa

Diwakar Bhusal Memorial School, Madi

Madi Campus, Madi

Ward office, Feta, Bhaluhi, Bara

Madi Campus, Madi

Handing over the book to FNJ Chitwan Vice chair Pramita Dhakal 

Handing over to chair of Women Adhikar Aawaj, Parsa

Ward Chair of Feta Rural Municipality

handing over the books, notebooks and others to Chair of CDS

Dev Kumari handed over the progress report of Dignified Menstruation friendly ward 

Visiting the Miteri Bio Degradable Pad Factory 

Educating on Dignified Menstruation friendly products

Dibakar Bhusal Memorial school Madi

The stakeholders of ward 5 of ward five of Mandi Municipality

Campaigner of dignified menstruation, Dev Kumari Karki sharing the progress 

Interaction with Journalists 



CSD team Kalaiya, Bara

Interaction with Stakeholder at CPO, Sarlahi

Shining school, Gaidakot, Nawalpur

CDS office at Kaliya, Bara

CDS office at Kalaiya, Bara

CPO, Lalbandhi, Sarlahi

Shining school at Gaidakot, Nawalpur

Discussion on Dignified Menstruation with girls from Madarsha 

At Madarsha 


Bal Kumari English Boarding school, Narayangard, Chitwan

Handed over this calendar to all partners 

Speaking at Radio Samagra Madhesh

Joanne had done the practice along with participants

Madi Campus, Madi

Dibakar Bhusal Memorial School Madi

Interaction with FNJ, Chitwan

Madi Campus, Madi

Pad Factory, Bharatpur, Chitwan

These hands confirmed that their mother cooked food during menstruation

 

World Social Forum 2024, Kathmandu- Dignified Menstruation: Decolonized Menstrual Movement and Reimagination of Feminism

 Inaugural Speech, 16 February, World Social Forum Dear Friends,