Support safe Menstrual Hygiene of a child

The Model School Program aims to empower children and prepare them for rapidly changing environment and the complexities that come with it.

Menstrual hygiene is a matter of human rights – but we find that the children we engage with lack access to both information and products to meet this basic need.

Almost 19% of girls are unaware of menstruation cycles. This translates to almost one in five girls, most of whom also have little to no access to safe, affordable feminine hygiene.

We want to make a systemic change by providing awareness, accessible menstrual products, and a means for responsible disposal of menstrual waste.

Good menstrual hygiene and responsible disposal will enable these young girls to reach their full potential and become environmentally conscious .

With your donations one girl can be equipped with sanitary napkins for an entire year and prevent negative impact on their education, health, safety, and human development.

To effectively manage their menstruation TIDE wants to ensure that children have access to affordable and appropriate menstrual hygiene materials, information on good practices, and a supportive environment where they can manage menstruation without the embarrassment or stigma.

TIDE has already installed incinerators in these schools for safe and hygienic disposal of sanitary napkins. This will ensure that the waste gets converted into ash and other non-hazardous residue.

TIDE is looking to raise enough money to cover the cost of a year’s supply of good quality sanitary napkins for the girls of GKHTPS school and Bilishivale school - 120 girls in total. These schools cater to children from disadvantaged backgrounds, ethnic minorities etc and face financial constraints to purchase it themselves.

In addition, we want include a children’s manual on menstrual awareness and hygiene that includes illustrations and storylines that convey all they need to know about menstruation and lift the taboo that surrounds menstruation through education.

TIDE has already installed incinerators in the restroom facilities of these schools. They are designed to be user friendly, safe and effective in disposing of the menstrual waste.

The schools lack the resources to create awareness on menstrual hygiene among its staff and students alike. TIDE will be inviting experts to conduct sessions for each school to sensitize them about menstruation, breaking gender stereotypes and norms.

The menstruation kits will provide the girls with the resources they need to attend school regularly and maintain normalcy in their lives.