February - March 2025
APWA Punjab activities at the Begum Pura et Manga Mandi Schools at Lahore, Pakistan
Ms. Dur e Shawar, COO – APWA, writes:
"The WP Project implemented by APWA Punjab has not only enhanced menstrual hygiene awareness among young girls but has also paved the way for creating safer and more open spaces for dialogue around sensitive and important...
The project is highly recommended to scale up for 1000 girls at least in Lahore and 1000 in other districts of Punjab..."
Read the whole report here.
3 February 2025
RUWON Event at Bal Uddhar Secondary School, Kapan, Kathmandu Nepal
Goma Bastola, president of RUWON writes:
"...Students were encouraged to view menstruation as a natural biological process and to support girls by ensuring proper hygiene, nutritious food, emotional support, and equal access to education and
family life during their
periods. The message was
also reinforced that girls
should not be subjected to isolation or physically demanding work during menstruation....There was a strong request for
the continuation and expansion of similar programs in the coming years, as the impact on the students was both immediate
and meaningful..."