Menstrual Hygiene Day

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The global platform brings together non-profits, government agencies, the private sector, the media and individuals to promote Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM).

Together we will raise awareness of the challenges women and girls worldwide face due to their menstruation and highlight solutions that address these challenges.

Insufficient access to safe and private toilets and lack of clean water and soap for personal hygiene can further complicate the issue. WASH United is the initiator of MH Day in 2013. WASH United coordinates MH Day, develops the overall campaign content and manages the MH Day network of more than 410 partner organizations.

Schedule

• Museum exhibit: 11 am-3 pm featuring Eden Hennessey's Women in STEM photo-research exhibits #DistractinglySexist and #DistractinglyHonest
• Panel discussion: 4-6 pm will focus on how menstruation affects women's health, their economics and their social roles. Featuring speakers from SHORE and the Waterloo Indigenous Students Centre.
• Film viewing: 7-8:30 pm Menstrual Man a documentary about an Indian man who created low-cost pads as an alternative to dirty rags that his wife and sisters were previously using.

Free food and refreshments.