WoMena 2021/2022 Annual Report
Throughout the reporting period (July 2021 – June 2022), WoMena successfully reached 11,911 people with Menstrual Health (MH) knowledge, and distributed 6,390 MH Kits, 6,462... Read More
Blog
A Loving Tribute to Siri Tellier
It is with immense sorrow that WoMena says a heartbreaking goodbye to our Senior Reproductive Health Advisor and fervent supporter, Siri Tellier, who passed away... Read More
Menstrual Health in East and Southern Africa: Key Highlights & Recommendations
We are so excited to announce a new WoMena Publication! In 2018, UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office initiated and hosted a regional Symposium... Read More
Will you get a cup for your sister also? Alice Mungeni’s story
Alice is 22-years old and one of WoMena’s trainer of trainers in Uganda’s Bukere-Kyaka II Refugee Settlement. Along with her parents and other family members... Read More
Period poverty & health workers fighting COVID-19
“I told my female colleague that my dress is spoiled and I cannot even get up and walk to someplace where I can go easily... Read More
Stress and the Menstrual Cycle
Did you know stress can impact your menstrual cycle and change your menstrual period? Listen to WoMena Trainer Faith Kichodo explain the changes you may... Read More
Menstrual Health and Covid-19 – What we have learned?
Let us commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day in a very different way this year due to COVID-19! Join in a pre-Menstrual Hygiene Day web dialogue on... Read More
Ruby Cup made me proud to be a Woman!
At the age of 14, Diana fled conflict in the DRC in 2008, together with 3 members of my family. Now she is a part... Read More
Meet M.B. – GBV survivor and Menstrual Cup champion
” Thank you WoMena! I was an ex-militant. My husband died in the war, so, I ran to Uganda with our only son. There, I... Read More
Meet the Trainers – Priscilla Nansubuga
For part two in our series ‘Meet the Trainers’, we get to know Priscilla Nansubuga, nurse by profession, feminist by passion and a WoMena trainer... Read More
Viola’s cup story
Viola Jackline lives in Imvepi Refugee Settlement. She tells us about her experiences participating in the menstrual cup pilot project carried out by CARE International... Read More
Meet the Trainers – Mukyala Pinky Theresa
In our new series we talk to the WoMena trainers who do the very important work of delivering trainings to girls and women on menstrual... Read More
“I said to myself: Am I normal?”
Read the story of how Resty – one of the teachers taking part in WoMena Uganda’s project in Buikwe District – experienced having her first... Read More
Meet the team – Alex Farley
For this installment of Meet the team, we have spoken to Alex Farley, Research and Project Management Officer with WoMena Uganda. Alex did her undergraduate... Read More
A newcomer’s impressions from a WoMena Uganda training
Under the shade of a large tree, the senior 1 girls of Nyenga Senior Secondary School are looking at one of their classmates stretching her... Read More
Ndrelmba, Perotiyapa and Dora: Translating Menstruation
WoMena’s Project Management and Research Officer Alex Farley wrote a guest blog post on the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) website about the importance of language in menstrual health... Read More
Meet the team – Nakalema Shamirah
Today we are speaking to our training Coordinator Nakalema Shamirah. She is Ugandan, 28 years old and mother of two boys. How did you become involved in... Read More
The importance of male involvement in gender programmes
In the year of the #metoomovement and a week which witnesses both the overturn of the Irish abortion ban and the fourth anniversary of International... Read More
Menstrual Health for Schools – Updates from the Buikwe district model
The WoMena team has been busy in Buikwe throughout March and April with parents meetings, data collection and a lot of trainings. In collaboration with... Read More
Challenges And Opportunities Of Menstrual Health In Ugandan Refugee Settlements
WoMena’s project officer Megan Devonald wrote a guest blog post on the Humanitarian Innovation Fund website about our project Feasibility assessment of menstrual cups and reusable pads as... Read More
Greetings from Kampala!
Louise is part of WoMena’s communications team and last month she visited the WoMena office in Kampala. Here are some reflections from her experience with our... Read More
Risks, Secret Routines and Missing Connectors – Understanding long-term use of the menstrual cup
WoMena has been working with menstrual cups since 2012. In that time, we have learnt a thing or two about implementing menstrual health and menstrual... Read More
Meet the team – Diana Nalunga
WoMena’s administrative assistant and trainer Diana lives in Kampala with her husband and daughter on 2 years and 8 months. She has a bachelor in... Read More
Nairobi Cup Summit – and a future East African Cup Coalition
The first Menstrual Cup Summit of its kind was in Nairobi on the 23th– 25th January 2018 arranged by The Cup Foundation, and supported by... Read More
Cycling for cycles – from Belgium to South Africa
Stijn Van Parys arrived at the WoMena office in Kampala, after having cycled for 7 months starting in Belgium, crossing more than 14 countries along... Read More
Happy International Day of the Girl Child!
Today, we celebrate girls’ right to equal opportunities and development. The theme for this year’s International Day of the Girl Child is Girls’ Progress =... Read More
Meet the team – Andisheh
We had a quick chat with Andisheh just as she was ready to leave Uganda and return to her country Iran after an internship with WoMena.... Read More
Sustainable solutions to menstrual management in displacement contexts
Menstruation can be a life-restricting monthly event for women and girls across the world and negatively impact on daily activities and self esteem. Those in... Read More
The Menstrual Cup Training in the Marie Stopes Uganda Clinic
Menstrual Cups Market Accessibility Project In January, WoMena started the Menstrual Cups Market Accessibility Project (MCMAP). The aim of this project is to test different... Read More
The right to education and MHM
The theme for MHM Day this month is education. So you might ask – do international policy discussions on education pay attention to MHM? Do they... Read More