THE EMBI CHARITY FOUNDATION LAUNCHED A "GIRLS AND HYGIENE CAMPAIGN"

The Embi Charity Foundation embarked on a Girls and Hygiene campaign which kicked off on the 25th of May 2018 with a visit to the ReCoBes Secondary School in Bonamoussadi. The goal of this campaign is to sensitize young women on hygiene especially menstrual hygiene, as well as also distribute free sanitary pads to young women with a goal of creating a holistic approach to the issue of menstruation. 

Menstruation is a hormonal process a woman's body undergoes each month to prepare her for fertilization. Regular menstrual periods occur between puberty and menopause. The United Nations has recognized menstrual hygiene as a global public health and human right issue across the globe. The Embi Charity Foundation is happy to be associated with a much-needed awareness campaign. The subject of menstrual hygiene is "more about a change of mindset than simply about the use of proper menstrual products".

This (mindset change) is happening, but much more needs to be done. Menstruation is much more than just about losing blood and unused eggs; equally important is the safe disposal of used sanitary pads, which actually are an environmental disaster. 
Education about menstruation and menstrual hygiene changes everything. 

As mentioned above, the Embi Charity Foundation with the help of the CEO of beta tinz, Clarisse Endinge, visited the ReCoBes Secondary School in Douala where they embarked on their "Girls and Hygiene Campaign". Faytex Cameroon partnered with the organization to supply the sanitary pads. Dr. Ebasone V.K was an impressive speaker. The event, in its totality, was considered a success. Watch the video below to view a snipet of the program. 

Editor's Note: I would like to profoundly congratulate the Embi Charity Foundation for such an initiative, and also Stephanie Tum for founding this organization.