Uganda Red Cross Society in partnership with European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (EU-ECHO), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – IFRC, Netherlands Red Cross, and Austrian Red Cross on 21st February 2023 distributed Menstrual Hygiene Management Kits to 150 school-going girls of Rubondo community secondary school in Nakivale refugee settlement, Isingiro District.
This is in line with the URCS’ Keep-A-Girl-in-School (KAGIS) initiative aimed at improving Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) among Primary and Secondary school going adolescent and young women in vulnerable communities through sensitization and provision of pads. Girls were missing school because of lack of sanitary pads to use during their monthly cycle.
The kits comprised of re-usable sanitary pads, bucket, washing and bathing soap, kitenge (A cloth to cover the sanitary pads and knickers once placed under the sun to dry), 1 string for hanging the reusable sanitary pads and knickers.
In addition to the MHM donation, Uganda Red Cross Society together with ECHO-PPP (Pilot Programmatic Partnership), a collaboration between EU – ECHO and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is supporting Refugees in Nakivale refugee settlement and host communities in Isingiro district.
The PPP Pilotic Programmatic project is Implemented in 25 countries worldwide, 12 of them in Africa with Uganda being among. PPP is using 4 focus pillars namely:
- Anticipatory Disaster Risk Management
- Epidemics and Pandemic Preparedness (Health)
- People on the Move (Refugees)
- Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) – Multipurpose CASH for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
