Declaration Paper for Dignified Menstruation Hygiene Day

Declaration Paper 2018, Dignified Menstruation Hygiene Day  

This is post here again for reference because many of stakeholders did not know and keep asking about it. The minister of women, children, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Water Supply and sanitation and speaker were there. 

In 2019, there were similar types of programs and I was following the campaign  but do not find the implementation at all. 

नेपाल सरकारको चारवटा मन्त्रालयले यस सम्बन्धी विभिन्न प्रतिबद्धता गरेका थिए । सभामुख कृष्ण बहादुर महरा सहित मन्त्रीहरुले हस्ताक्षर गरेको ७ बुँदे प्रतिबद्धता निम्नानुसार छ :

१. हामी महिनावारीका समयमा हुने सबै प्रकारका हिंसा अन्त्य गर्न र सरसफाइको वातावरणमा बाँच्न पाउने अधिकारको सुनिश्चितता गर्न मर्यादित महिनावारी स्वच्छता नीति लागु गरी कार्यान्वयन गर्ने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गर्दछौं ।

२. हामी महिनावारीका समयमा महिलाहरुको जीवन नै जोखिममा पर्ने छाउपडी लगायतका कु- प्रथाहरुलाई पूर्ण रुपमा निषेध र निर्मूल गर्ने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गर्दछौं ।

४. हामी समुदायगत तहमा सरकारी र गैर सरकारी तहबाट सामाजिक परिवर्तनका सघन अभियानहरु सञ्चालन गर्दै समुदायलाई महिनावारीसँग जोडिएका कुरीति र गलत मान्यता परिवर्तन गर्न एकीकृत कार्ययोजना तर्जुमा गरी साझा कार्यक्रम अघि बढाउने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गर्दछौं ।

३. हामी देशैभरिका सामुदायिक विद्यालयमा नियमित पानीको उपलब्धता सहितको किशोरीमैत्री शौचालय निर्माण गर्ने र महिनावारीका समयमा विद्यालय आएर निर्धक्कसँग पढ्ने र स्वच्छता सामग्री उपलब्धताको सुनिश्चितता गर्ने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गर्दछौं ।

५. हामी स्थानीय तह, प्रदेश तह तथा संघीय तहको नेतृत्वमा रहेका सबै महिला तथा पुरुष जनप्रतिनिधीहरु आफ्नो घर, परिवार तथा समाजमा आफै उदाहरणीय बनेर महिनावारी सम्बन्धी सबै प्रकारका कुसंस्कार अन्त्य गर्ने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गर्दछौं ।

६. दिगो विकास लक्ष्य पुरा गर्न राज्यको आवश्यकता अनुरुपको आर्थिक तथा प्राविधिक सहयोग, गैरसरकारी तथा निजी क्षेत्रबाट राज्यले अघि सारेका योजनाहरुमा हातेमालो र नागरिक समाज एवं समुदायका तर्फबाट महिला अधिकारको सुनिश्चितताका लागि परिवर्तनको यो अभियानमा सक्रिय सहभागिता जनाउने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गर्दछौं ।

७. हामी ‘महिनावारीलाई म र मेरो घरबाट नै मर्यादित बनाउछु’ भन्ने दृढ अठोटका साथ हामीले आज गरेका प्रतिबद्धतालाई व्यवहारमा लागु गर्ने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गर्दछौं ।

Aaushi ki Maaiju, Memoir from Mother's day 2019

औशीकी माइजु

माईजु ........माईली माईजु ..........

दर्शन गरे |

जबाफ नै नकुरी भान्जी बोलिरहिन, कस्तो हुनुहुन्छ ? मुख हेर्न आएकी |

खैरो भट्टमास जस्तो रंग भएको खुलामंच जत्रो निधार कतै तन्कियो र कतै खुम्चियो . पानी, हिउ झर्दै गर्दा खुलेको माछापुछ्रे जस्तै बाक्लो कपालसंगै चमक्क चम्कियो | तर एक्कैछिन |

Dialogue on Dignified Menstruation at Baglung

I went to Baglung after wedding program in Pokhara. I had facilitated two programs with school students and CSO leaders and spoke with three media. Almost all people are practicing menstrual restrictions. Even the senior lawyers/Advocate not aware about the law on dignified menstruation. The program was jointly organized by WHRD, Baglung, Ama Milan kendra, Baglung, Satkarma Nepal. 

Interaction with CSO leaders at Baglung

#Tornado, #Storm at #Bara, #Nepal 2019, #DignifiedMenstruation incorporated

Sughandhi Paswan (Female) and Mohamad Ansari (Male) escorted me for assessing post Tornado areas via bike.

#Dialogue on #DignifiedMenstruation at Pokhara

Had two hours discussion with Priest about menstruation and Kamachha Devi at Pokhara 

Single Women Group, Pokhara, arranged by Rajani Koirala, Women Activist and Enterprenuer, 

Menstrual Practice among Adolescent Girls in Pokhara 7 May 2019

The purpose of this report is shown an evidence that the restrictions during menstruation is practicing in Pokhara as well where many people thought that it is practicing in only among rural, poor, uneducated and underprivileged areas.

Radha Paudel Foundation (RPF) has organized dozens of programs on `Dialogue on Dignified Menstruation' at Pokhara with schools, media and CSO leaders from May 2-7, 2019 during the auspicious occasion of #MHDay2019. There were varieties of methods were used to explore the reality around menstrual practice due to deep silence. During course of dialogue, Radha Paudel who was the lead facilitator, asked to write of answer at their notebook by telling two questions at Girls School, Pokhara for brain storming. Two questions were:

1.       When did you know or see the menstruation at your life at your family or community?

2.       How did you know that they were in menstruation? What were the features to know as menstruating girls/women?

Dignified Menstruation

The Menstrual Restriction hits all aspects of the of girls and women life of 

Dignified Menstruation is beyond infrastructure and hygiene 

Menstrual Restriction construct the power that perpetuates the human right of girls and women by men

The Period. End The Sentence. The risks invited by the Menstrual Products: Standards and Quality

महिनाबारी सामग्रीले उब्जाएको जोखिम

पिरियड |एन्ड द सेंटेन्स |

बिहान उठ्दै गर्दा मोवाइलमा प्रशस्त सूचना आएको संकेत थियो | खोलेर हेरे अमेरिका र युरोपतिरका साथीहरुको बधाई र शुभकामनाका खबर रहेछन | मानौ मैले नै ओस्कार पाए जस्तो |

खुशी लाग्यो |

यो वा त्यो बहानामा मैले महिनाबरिको सबाल उठान गर्दा रास्ट्रिय र अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय स्तरमा नेपाली र विदेशीबाट आलोचना गरिएर,  एक्लै पारिएका क्षणहरु त्यही वृतचित्र झैँ सरर आए |

गतिशील समय, समाज परिबर्तन भयो |

गत वर्ष बलिबुड़मा प्याड म्यान सिनेमा बन्यो | त्यो भन्दा पनि पहिले अमेरिकी एक्ट्रेस मेघान मार्करले बेलायती राजपरिवारसंग पारिबारिक नाता गास्दा सहयोग गरिने सूचीमा भारतीय एक प्याड बनाउने सस्था पनि पर्यो |

Letter to Meghan Marker

Media coverage at UK on Dignified Menstruation

http://wenepali.com/2019/03/61518.html?fbclid=IwAR1H1uSPlch4EQvobiZJofVlDRhFQ_Z3PEBO76pGfAcSzAz8UG59bFXEiP0

Dignified Menstruation at SOAS University, UK

Dignified Menstruation at Tamu Dhee, Mytchett, UK, March 16, 2019

Dignified Menstruation at Fran borough, UK

Magar Association, FranBorough, UK organized an interaction program on dignified menstruation. Sudha gurung coordinated for this. Naresh Gurung gave us ride for that. It was already so late so returned home and had dinner at mid of the night at his house. 

Chhabi Maya Pun, chair of women Magar Association handover the gift.

Radio Interview at BFBS

PART I  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zq5xRkgPerqO2J1K3HjqbWeJK6ihoUYc/view

PART 2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sPVUPZS24eIJrcXDmNdncATM6sVK3GD9/view

Dignified Menstruation

 Dignified Menstruation with among nurses groups and others at Basingstoke at Khushiman dai's restaurant

Dignified Menstruation on BCoT, UK

Had presentation and discussion at BCoT in March 14, 2019 for adult English. Sudha Gurung didi managed all.  

Dialogue on Dignified Menstruation at Cranbourne School

It was great surprised when I saw few senior girls for dialogue on dignified menstruation. At the concluding session, I call for action to engage boys as well for creating enabling environment for dignity during menstruation. Boys and men have to hold accountability for it because menstruation is not only women's issue, it is everyone's issue. Girls shared their experience of their first menstruation, challenges around it. 

Head Teacher from right and girls from senior class

Saferhands

Erica with black coat from right is from Safer-hands who is the partner for producing the documentary  on Chhaupadi Full Movie. She came to British academy and we all visited her office. We had intensive discussions on impact of media to eliminate the restrictions during menstruation in Nepal and beyond. 

British Academy, March 4 and 5, 2019

I was invited by British Academy for marking International Women's Day 2019 as a partner organization of research project entitled `Dignity without Danger'.

Presentation at Liverpool University, March 7, 2019

Before meeting with the team at  Public Health Institute