Periods Don't Pause for Pandemics

Girls from Mudula proudly showing off the pads they received in WEEMA’s most recent delivery.

WEEMA is excited to celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, 2020. This day is a reminder of our commitment to ensuring equitable access to menstrual hygiene management (MHM) products and resources for girls and women in Ethiopia. Here are some photos of our most recent pad distribution to Buho and Mudula Primary Schools right before the lockdown of the COVID pandemic. 

In light of tomorrow’s #MenstrualHygieneDay, we are happy to debut a video on our Menstrual Hygiene Program. This video, by Emmy award-winning director, producer and cinematographer Mary Olive Smith, is a sneak peek from our new upcoming website that we’ll be launching soon. Our MHM program is working to destigmatize topics of menstruation and reproductive health for both girls and boys in southwestern Ethiopia. Happy International Menstrual Hygiene Day!

Students receiving pads during our most recent delivery to local schools.