As we continue to advocate for social justice in the field of menstrual hygiene management, we delight in recognizing efforts that complement our objectives —revitalizing local partnerships for sustainable development. Sangalala Foundation and Women in Governance Zambia are currently mobilizing sanitary pads for girls and women in their respective communities. We’re encouraged by the work…
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Poor menstrual hygiene can pose physical health risks and has been linked to reproductive and urinary tract infections. Good menstrual hygiene management (MHM) plays a fundamental role in enabling women, girls, and other menstruators to reach their full potential. The negative impacts of a lack of good menstrual health and hygiene cut across sectors. We…
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Period Poverty has become a growing public health concern in many low-income and middle-income nations for its association with several health risks. The fight against period poverty is everyone’s fight. Let us all commit to ending period poverty by taking action, and calling for more action and investment in menstrual health and hygiene by key…
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Today, millions of women and girls around the world are stigmatized, excluded, and discriminated against simply because they menstruate. Today’s special lecture on menstrual hygiene management at Kumbaya Community School focused on various aspects of menstrual health coupled with mental health and spiritual wellbeing concepts. The Visionary Students Initiative-VSI, Reach One Child Foundation-R1CF, Nyali Zambia,…
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The Visionary Students Initiative-VSI and Children’s Development and Empowerment Foundation-CDEF have sent 960 sanitary pads to Luapula province for distribution to mapped beneficiaries in selected districts. The organizations have urged the government to roll out interventions aimed at making sanitary pads free for every girl child. VSI and CDEF remain committed to promoting access to…
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The children living and/ or working on the streets have limited access to vital information on Mental Health and Menstrual Hygiene. The Visionary Students Initiative-VSI, Children’s Development and Empowerment Foundation-CDEF, Reach One Child Foundation-R1CF, and Natasha Initiative Foundation -NIF held an interactive session on Menstrual Hygiene with girls and boys living on the streets. To…
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The REACH ONE CHILD Foundation is currently running a campaign to mobilize at least 1,000 sanitary pads for girls affected by period poverty. The Visionary Students Initiative-VSI and the Children’s Development and Empowerment Foundation have extended support of 4 boxes of sanitary pads to the R1C foundation. VSI and R1C Foundation continue to enjoy lasting…
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In the spirit to support efforts aimed at promoting menstrual dignity, the Kashabba Tribe Ministries has donated sanitary pads to the Visionary Students Initiative-VSI, and Children`s Development & Empowerment Foundation- CDEF courtesy of the Morning Joy for all Nations Church. The immediate beneficiary of the donation is the House of Joy Orphanage in Lusaka, and…
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Raising responsible children requires a concerted effort by all meaningful members of the community thereby securing the future. The Visionary Students Initiative-VSI, International Association for Youth & Students for Peace-IAYSP, and Generation Peace Academy-GPA are committed to preparing children for the future through mentorship and character education. Children are trustworthy, naïve, and hopeful. Their childhood…
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The Visionary Students Initiative- VSI, Joyce and Friends Foundation, Miss Zambia 2021/2022 Finalists, and Miss Face of Nature Zambia 2022 Finalist were honored to provide moral and technical support to Kumbaya Community School`s 2022 beauty pageant steering committee which successfully crowned the Miss Kumbaya Community School, 1st and 2nd Princess. The pageant gives girls more…
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