MHM education delivered by Muppets

Menstrual Hygiene webinar series –Webinar 2: Bridging the knowledge, practices, and attitude gaps

Bosun Jang, Sesame Workshop

Partnership

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2015- 2017-2019

WASH UP! project aim

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• Promote behavioral changes in sanitation and hygiene by empowering children with the knowledge and skills to teach their friends and family about staying healthy

• Reduce the number of children dying or suffering from preventable and treatable diseases

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How WASH UP! works

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Engage young children throughin-school, afterschool, and community-based programs with messages and learning materials contextualized for the participating schools and communities

WASH UP! Girl Talk

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• Building on the success of WASH UP!, integrated MHM education into the existing WASH UP! curriculum and launched WASH UP! Girl Talk.

• Currently in pilot in Zimbabwe in 100 schools, with an aim to reach 25,000 girls in the next two years.

• Raya’s older sister, Didi, a 14 year-old MHM expert, guides boys and girls of ages 10-14 through puberty.

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Content workshop

Content development and production

Pilot training and implementation *

Formative research

Post-mortem meeting and content and production finalization

Educational framework

Scale-up training and implementation

Process

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How WASH UP! Girl Talk works

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Training Manual

Activity Book for Girls and Activity Book for Boys

Videos and Pico Projector

Materials for building resources

Sample – Session 1: Puberty

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Sample – Session 2: Menstruation

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What results we aim to achieve

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Facilitators, boys, and girls’ knowledge and practice of healthy hygiene behaviors

Facilitators’ knowledge about the importance of adequate water and sanitation facilities for learners, especially girls

Girls’ confidence in personal MHM

Girls’ school absenteeism and dropout rates

What we have learned so far

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• We are asking a lot of teachers.

• Teachers want more facts.

• “Myths” may not be myths.

What we do differently if we were to start again

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• Support teachers through community advocacy.

• Provide teachers with more facts during the training and through materials.

• Approach communication around “myths” carefully.

Thank you!

For questions, please contact Bosun Jang (Bosun.Jang@sesame.org) and Alyson Moskowitz (Alyson.Moskowitz@sesame.org).