ZanaAfrica foundation
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| Formation | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Nairobi |
| Products | Sanitary pads, magazine |
| Services | Reproductive health education and support |
Founder | Megan White Mukuria |
| Website | http://www.zanaafrica.org/ |
The ZanaAfrica Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 located in New York City. Its operations are carried out by Nairobi-based ZanaAftrica, founded in 2007 by Megan White Mukuria. ZanaAfrica addresses health issues of marginalized pubescent girls through educational resources and access to menstrual pads. Other organizations in Kenya, notably Dada Cups, and Inua Dada, also address the lack of affordable sanitary pads and their impact on transactional sex,[1] suicide[2] and school drop-out rates.[3]
Programs and issues addressed[edit]
Educational resources[edit]
ZanaAfrica conducts an after-school curriculum delivering reproductive health education offered to girls facing the social stigma of menstruation. Lack of education contributes to this.[4] It's estimated that only half of the girls in Kenya have discussions about menstruation at home.[5]
Nation reports that as of 2020, ZanaAfrica provided 50,000 girls across the country with educational support.[6] ZanaAfrica also circulates a teen magazine named Nia Teen[7] that addresses reproductive health education.
Sanitary pad access[edit]
ZanaAfrica focuses on menstrual-aged girls by providing access to affordable and sometimes free sanitary pads and underwear.[8][9][10] Reportedly, many girls in Kenya skip or leave school due to the stigma of menstruation.[11][12] In addition to those psychological issues, girls from poor homes that cannot pay for safe, sanitary products risk urinary tract infections, STDs, and unwanted pregnancy due in part to transactional sex.[13] It is indicated that such income goes toward purchasing sanitary pads.[3][6][14]
Some countries, including Kenya,[3][6][15][16] initiated ways to make sanitary pads more affordable by excluding them from taxes. it is still estimated as of 2019 that only 35% of women and girls in Africa can afford pads.[17]
Principal funding and research[edit]
2011, a $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was used to explore the possibility of manufacturing sanitary pads from local materials. That was followed by a $1milllon grant to study the educational impact and pad distribution. In 2016, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation granted US$2.6 million over four years to study the efficacy of sanitary pads and health education alternatives on Kenyan children's quality of life. This was the foundation's third grant to ZanaAfrica.[18][19] In 2017 was conducted by The Population Council to quantitatively measure the efficacy of reproductive health education in conjunction with the increased availability of sanitary pads.[20][21]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "" Quand on connaît la date de ses règles, on peut aller le voir et il donne " : au Kenya, sexe contre serviettes hygiéniques". Le Monde.fr (in français). 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ↑ Griffin, Tamerra. "A Teenage Girl Killed Herself After Being Called "Dirty" While On Her Period". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 February 24, 2020, Monday (2020-09-20). "Menstruation: Private groups boost efforts to keep girls in school". Business Daily. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ↑ Donahue, Casey (2018-05-13). "Greenwich Academy grads inspire a new generation to change the world". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ "Talking About Periods Is Tough In Kenya. But That Might Be Changing". Scripps News. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Group offering free menstrual cups to needy school girls". Nation. 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ↑ "This Global Citizen Has Given Pads to 30,000 Girls in Kenya — and Has More Work to Do". Global Citizen. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ "ZanaAfrica Provides Access To Free Menstrual Products Girls In Kenya". NowThis News. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ↑ Matthews, Sophie. "These Organic Tampon Reviews Will Better Prepare You for Your Next Cycle". www.women.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ↑ "ZanaAfrica Provides Access To Free Menstrual Products Girls In Kenya". NowThis News. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ "Girls 'too poor' to buy sanitary protection missing school". BBC News. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ "Menstrual solutions in adolescent schoolgirls in western Kenya: an acceptability, feasibility and safety study". UK Innovation and Research. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ↑ Bloom, Laura Begley. "How One Woman Is Starting A Menstrual Revolution In Kenya". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ↑ "What Period Stigma Looks Like Across the World". Teen Vogue. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ↑ "Could the menstrual cup eradicate period poverty in Kenya?". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ↑ "Kenya's schoolgirls to get free sanitary pads from government". BBC News. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ Adepoju, Paul. "African activists seek universal access to sanitary products". devex. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ↑ Borsuk, Ken (2016-03-13). "Gates Foundation helps Greenwich native's African mission". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ Howard, Caroline. "The First Woman Of Women: How Melinda Gates Became The World's Most Powerful Advocate For Women And Girls". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ "The Power of Seeing Yourself: Nia Teen Magazine by ZanaAfrica". easy. | 100% organic tampons + pads delivered straight to your door. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ "Evaluating the Nia Project | Population Council". www.popcouncil.org. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
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