With the Icelandic Embassy as donor, WoMena works in assessing whether adult volunteers like the menstrual cup, and would want to recommend it for schoolgirls in their local District, Buikwe, as a strategy to reduce school dropouts.
The design of the initial pilot is to provide 50 adult female volunteers consisting of teachers, counsellors and district staff, with training on menstrual health and menstrual cup use and distribution of menstrual cups to all volunteers in June.
Following a period of three months of use, including two follow-up visits and a WhatsApp group for continuous support on menstrual cup use, WoMena will facilitate the evaluation of the menstrual cup use among the volunteers in September.
Results of the initial pilot will be presented to the district for a decision on whether to continue to a pilot introducing menstrual cups to secondary school girls.
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