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Menstrual Talk Event Season III - 2024
On 31st May, 2024, Chain For Change collaborated with Family Planning Association of Nepal (Valley Branch) to carry out Menstrual Talk Event Season III at Laboratory Secondary School, Kirtipur, Kathmandu. 14 students with visual disabilities of different age and gender participated in an orientation event to understand about menstruation and hygiene using accessible 3D models of both internal and external female reproductive organs. The session was led by Sanjiya Shrestha Cofounder & Treasurer of CFC who also has experience of working as SRHR advocator and counselor at FPAN Valley Branch. In this event, female students with visual disabilities who are about to or just experiencing menstruation learned how to take care and maintain proper hygiene during these phase. They also got chance to explore different menstrual products like pads, tampons and menstrual cups. Even male students with visual disabilities got to understand the process of menstruation, different types of menstrual prMenstrual Talk Campaign - 2021
On the second year of Menstrual Talk Campaign i.e. 28th May, 2021, Chain For Change published an audio drama written by Ms. Sanjiya Shrestha (Co-founder and Treasurer of CFC) where persons with visual disabilities acted. It is a story about three female friends having casual conversation on menstrual problem, hygiene and products that they use and depicts how male members and friends can support their female members during their period with right intervention. In the first year of Menstrual Talk Campaign - 2020, CFC organized online panel discussion where menstrual challenges and experiences of LGBTIQ community and females with disabilities were highlighted. Also, a social media campaign was conducted which reached more than 30,000 people that year. Likewise, an Instagram challenge was also carried out as to support the Menstrual Talk campaign - 2021. Alike the previous year, same social message i.e. 'BREAK THE SILENCE OF SECRET SECRETION' was spread. Five individuals submittingMenstrual Talk Campaign - 2020
Chain For Change conducted online discussion event 'Menstrual Talk' to 40 and more participants with and without disability from all age, gender and background for two days i.e. 28th May, 2020 and 30th May, 2020 via Zoom application. Ms. Sanjiya Shrestha (Treasurer of CFC/Peer-educator and Youth champion of Family Planning Association of Nepal) gave presentation on 'Menstruation and hygiene' . Three registered nurses Mrs. Bishu Subba Aale , Ms. Sweta Paudel and Ms. Manisha Nagarkoti , served as an medical experts to address the queries of at hand participants during both the sessions. Sudeep Gautam (President of Unity For Change/Program officer of Blue Diamond Society) shared how transman face menstruation and how society view them. Gautam also clarified that not only heterosexual females menstruate but, there are also homosexual women, transgender men and bisexual women who experience this monthly cycle. Ms. Sristi KC (Founder and Director of Blind Rocks) stated tha