Menstrual Hygiene in Fragile and Humanitarian Contexts

Learn more about menstrual hygiene in fragile and humanitarian contexts with this CanWaCH webinar featuring the United Nations Population Fund, AFRIpads and the United Way Period Promise Campaign.

This panel session, which took place on May 20, 2020, focused on:

Supply chain management and availability of menstrual hygiene products during times of crisis
Lessons learned from previous crises
What we are seeing now in the context of COVID-19, what the current needs are and what actions need to be taken to better address the needs of women and girls

View the webinar by section:

PART 1. INTRODUCTION

A. Welcome and Agenda – Julia Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, CanWaCH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtZRZ42jQ2E&feature=youtu.be

B. Presentation by Sussanne Skidmore, Secretary Treasurer of the BC Federation of Labour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtZRZ42jQ2E&feature=youtu.be#=7m20s

PART 2. PANEL

Panel Moderator: Julia Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, CanWaCH

Panelists:

A. Paul Grinvalds, Co-Founder and CEO of AFRIpads Uganda Limited
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtZRZ42jQ2E&feature=youtu.be#t=17m8s

B. Henia Dakkak, MD, MPH, Head of Policy and Liaison Unit – Humanitarian Office with the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtZRZ42jQ2E&feature=youtu.be#t=22m2s

PART 3. QUESTIONS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtZRZ42jQ2E&feature=youtu.be#t=47m50s

Download the presentation slides here