HEALTH EDUCATION TALK IN BUKUKU SCHOOL

 19th May 2021  

(as part of the HAFT Menstrual Stigma campaign)

health education talk in bukuku primary school

HEALTH ADVOCATES FRONTLINE TEAM

P.O.BOX 909 Fort PORTAL, UGAND

Website: www.haft-ug.org,

Email: haft240@gmail.com

Tel: +256-774852274, +256-702603973

TOPIC :  Menstrual hygiene in adolescent girls, and the possible effects of poor hygiene during the menstrual time.

The total number of girls attending the talk was seventy-eight (78).

The targeted classes were p-4 to p-7,  which covers the age range between nine (9) years and sixteen (16) years in Uganda.

The given talks and discussions were well received and enabled these young girls to understand how poor hygiene during their menstrual cycle can seriously affect their health and well-being. This message was delivered by HAFT  volunteer student nurses from FINS,  assisted by two senior HAFT volunteers.

The talk was followed by an open discussion, where the pupils were able to ask a lot of questions, and some pupils shared their first menstrual experience, and how it affected them, both physically and mentally, and socially. 

The teachers were also involved in the talks.  They empowered these pupils to be able to share their experience with parents, teachers, and friends as one way of minimising MENSTRUAL STIGMA.

The HAFT team gave out some sanitary pads to the girls.  This made them very grateful and happy and the school management requested that the team organise another visit to the school.

This talk was very helpful, informative, reassuring, and educational to these young girls.

 

The HAFT Team volunteers that gave this talk to the pupils were :

Karungi Scovia    Student Nurse
Ayesiga Immaculate Student Midwife
Nyenga Godwill Student Nurse
Murungi Thomas Student Nurse
Kato Joseph  Student Nurse
Mbwirahe Emmy Stundent Nurse
Musabege Rodgers Senior Nurse
Mukuru Innocent  Senior Nurse

9 Comments

  1. OKWIRI ALOZIOUS

    Thanks for the great support HAFT to the entire community

  2. OKWIRI ALOZIOUS

    Let’s aim at extent ending our HAFT services all-over the world

  3. MUGYENYI SAMSON

    Good mission! Keep it up! Teach them proverbs31:10?-31? Vs genesis1:26?-29 Powers of women on earth

  4. TUMUHIMBISE RAUBEN

    God bless this beautiful team

  5. OKWIRI ALOZIOUS

    Thanks HAFT, for extending services our beloved young sisters.

    • Dr innocent ogwal

      This is very okay am praying and believing all will be okay keep the bell ringing brother

  6. Steven Waddell

    Thanks HAFT team for awareness campaign. Our children especially the girl child need sexual education because the parents have neglected Thier responsibility of talking to them. This is the way to go to fighting Menstrual hygiene stigma, unwanted pregnancies , early marriages and school dropout that is rampant in the region.

  7. Ayesiga Immaculate

    It was such a blessing to us and to the entire community

  8. Musabege Rodgers millar

    Comment entire community with your health talks alot has changed in some villages let’s keep the candle burning God bless you