WASH United Berlin (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene)

𝐃𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐏𝐋 𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐞 – nicht nur mit finanzieller Unterstützung, sondern auch persönlich vor Ort. Bei der Deutsche Postcode Lotterie merken wir, dass unsere Arbeit ihnen wirklich am Herzen liegt. In den vergangenen Monaten hatten wir gleich mehrmals das Vergnügen, die Bühne mit ihnen zu teilen und die Begeisterung für Ellas Welt hautnah zu erleben. Ihre Unterstützung ermöglicht es uns, ein Projekt aufzubauen, das echte Wirkung entfaltet. Denn durch 𝘌𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘵 profitieren Tausende von Mädchen von zeitgemäßer Periodenaufklärung. Diese stärkt sie an einem Punkt im Leben, an dem sie besonders vulnerabel sind: mitten in der Pubertät. Also, danke Deutsche Postcode Lotterie. Schön, euch an unserer Seite zu wissen! Friederike Behrends Nicolas Berthold Patrick Gorzelanczyk #EllasWelt #Teamworkmakesthedreamwork #PostcodeEffekt #partnership

🚀 Big things are happening in Ghana! 1 million girls across 3,200 schools will soon receive impactful menstrual hygiene management (MHM) education through the GAMA Sanitation and Water Project, supported by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources and the World Bank. This marks an important step forward for Ghana, where currently 9 out of 10 girls miss school during their period. (Ghana Menstrual Health Snapshot, Nov 17, 2023) This large-scale rollout of the MHM Education Guide demonstrates how well it can be used to reach vast numbers of girls, especially in settings where accessibility is key. The Guide is easy to use, affordable, and already tailored to four world regions, among them the Sub-Saharan African context—making it the ideal tool for this powerful initiative. It’s a prime example of the scalability of the MHM Education Guide, designed to fit seamlessly into large programs and impact the lives of millions. We’re incredibly proud to be part of this initiative, reaching every single girl indirectly through Ama's World. #PeriodFriendlyWorld #MenstrualHealth #MenstrualHygiene #MHM #PeriodEducationForAll #ScalingMHM The World Bank GAMA SWP

🌟Exciting news! We are thrilled that World Vision has chosen our MHM Education Guide as part of their group-based education programs on menstrual hygiene management (MHM)!🩸 The partnership between WASH United Berlin (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) and World Vision kicked off in September with two orientation webinars, inviting World Vision’s country teams from Africa, Asia, and MENA to learn more about the MHM Education Guide. The response was fantastic, with nearly 80 participants attending! 🙌 🌍 Following the webinars, 5 country offices— World Vision Ethiopia, World Vision Chad, World Vision Mali, World Vision Bangladesh, and World Vision Papua New Guinea —have decided to use the MHM Education Guide with the World Vision logo on the cover. Jointly, they are planning on educating and empowering almost 100.000 girls with essential menstrual health and hygiene education. Way to go! 🤩 Huge thanks to Lindsay Lange and Kristie Urich, for making this possible! We’re looking forward to the positive impact this collaboration will bring. This is what collective impact can look like - anyone else keen on joining the journey? #MHMEducation #PeriodFriendlyWorld Aya Senbel Thorsten Kiefer Sarah Bagel Ina Jurga Jamie Grenda Sophia Bäurle Emily Cruz, MSPH Linda Hell

Meet the funders leading the way on menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) In our event "Together for a period friendly world", trailblazing funders shared why and how they invest in MHH. A big round of applause to USAID, who have taken several steps to make their interventions more comprehensive, more coordinated and more intentional. USAID not only has an internal MHH action plan, but also tags funding for MHH internally. Between 2021 and 2023, funding for MHH has increased from USD 4 million to USD 10 million per year. USAID is also starting to track their impact on MHH. In 2023 alone, their humanitarian response efforts reached almost 30 million people with WASH relief supplies, including MHH materials. Jamille Bigio Lisa Schechtman For The World Bank, addressing poor MHH is a key measure to promote, health, education, address inequalities and ultimately achieve sustainable economic development. It's a growing issue within the World Bank's financing and advocacy. The World Bank currently has 30 projects with partner governments that include menstrual health and hygiene components. Since 2019, half of all new WASH projects have MHH components. Thank you for your leadership, Saroj Kumar Jha, Hana Brixi, Kamila Galeza, Gaia von Hatzfeldt, Sarah Farhat Procter & Gamble are committed to breaking down the barriers women and girls around the world face related to periods and puberty. Puberty is a tumultuous time for most girls and research shows that the first period is the moment when girls' confidence is at its lowest. Hence supporting girls at the beginning of puberty is a priority. P&G's key programs focus on menstruation education and access to period products. Through these initiatives, they're reaching millions and millions of girls, as well as parents, caregivers, and their teachers. P&G has donated hundreds of millions of products through partners across all 50 states in the US. P&G has been a strong supported of MH Day from the very beginning and supports many other trailblazing organisations. 🙏 🙏 🙏 Allison Tummon Kamphuis Ana Carolina Ruiz Astorga The Obama Foundation's Girls' Opportunity Alliance aims to make sure that every girl around the world has access to the opportunities to fulfill her potential. When girls are not getting educated, our entire world is missing out on their talent. That's why the Obama Foundation focuses on supporting grassroots organizations around the world - from Ethiopia to Cambodia, Vietnam and Guatemala - to break down the barriers that keep girls out of school. This includes projects addressing MHH. 💪 💪 Tsehaitu "Tubi" Retta Dhwani Kharel It's time for more funders to follow the above examples and raise their ambitions and funding for MHH! #periodfriendlyworld

💥 Time for menstrual health and hygiene at #UNGA week! 💥 Thanks everyone who made the trip downtown to join our event "Together for a period friendly world" at the beautiful Omnicom Building yesterday! 🙏 🙏 The energy and ambition in the room was amazing! Our donor champions Jamille Bigio/USAID, Michael John Webster/The World Bank, Allison Tummon Kamphuis/Procter & Gamble and Tsehaitu "Tubi" Retta/Obama Foundation made absolutely clear that menstrual health and hygiene is not a nice-to-have, but critical for girls' education, women's and girls' health, women's economic empowerment and overall economic development. Thank you for your powerful interventions! Ann Thomas/UNICEF, Sofía Larraguibel Torres/Girl Up, United Nations Foundation, Michela Bedard/PERIOD. and very our own Ina Jurga and Thorsten Kiefer highlighted tested solutions that can be taken to scale. A huge shout-out to our friend and rockstar moderator Janet Mbugua, who brought it all together. A massive thank you to all co-organisers Girl Up, United Nations Foundation, Procter & Gamble, Changing Our World, Global Citizen, PSI - Public Services International, The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF), Days for Girls International, UNICEF, The Case for Her and our friends from Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) - #teamworkmakesthedreamwork Last but not least, a special shout out to Marie Molese, Mike Hoffman and Kevin Allan from Changing Our World for organising this amazing space. We'll do this again next year... 😉 #periodfriendlyworld

A #PeriodFriendlyWorld is possible! Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) affects more than just the female body–it impacts progress in girls’ education, women’s and girls’ health, women’s economic empowerment and with that overall economic development. The good thing is: enabling good menstrual health and hygiene is no rocket science. Good MHH has four components: education about menstruation, access to quality menstrual products, a supportive environment without taboos and stigma, and period-friendly infrastructure. And the knowledge and tested solutions to address all of these issues already exist. With them, we can create a #PeriodFriendlyWorld within our generation. Together with our friends from Girl Up, United Nations Foundation, Procter & Gamble, Changing Our World, UNICEF, The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF), Days for Girls International, Population Services International/Stichting PSI Europe, Global Citizen, The Case for Her, and the Girls Opportunity Alliance / Obama Foundation, we're going to put a big spotlight on MHH during the upcoming UN General Assembly week in New York City. Stay tuned - exciting updates to follow! #MenstrualHealth #MenstrualHygiene #MHDay

Menstrual hygiene management in humanitarian crises: what have we learned and how far have we come? Join the webinar by Elrha on October 1st, where experts will reflect on their field experiences delivering Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in various humanitarian settings. In 2015, an MHM Toolkit was developed through a research partnership between the International Rescue Committee and Columbia University to address the menstrual health needs of women and girls in emergency contexts. It has since become an essential resource for humanitarian practitioners. Nearly 10 years later, experts from leading organizations will come together to examine what we’ve learned since the toolkit’s launch, discuss ongoing challenges, and explore the knowledge gaps that remain in delivering MHM in crisis situations. 🗓️ When: October 1, 13:00 BST 🎤 Panelists: - Bansaga SAGA, International Rescue Committee - Florence Uwineza, Oxfam - Alexandra Machado Soergel, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Raissa Azzalini, Oxfam - Tom Ogello, International Rescue Committee 🧑🏫 Chair: Marni Sommer, Columbia University Join the conversation on advancing MHM in humanitarian settings and creating a #PeriodFriendlyWorld for everyone. 👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dYpVGuQD #WASH #MHM #HumanitarianResponse #MenstrualHealth #Menstrualhygiene

On to the next: meet us at the Acker Festival! Heute, am Konferenztag, sind Thorsten Kiefer und Sophia Bäurle vor Ort unterwegs. Um 15.00 wird Jamie Grenda im Speicher mit Arne Friedrich, Friederike Behrends von Deutsche Postcode Lotterie, Jennifer Jones und Marta Zamira Ahmedov zu „Storytelling und Nachhaltigkeit“ diskutieren. Morgen, beim #AckerFest, findest du unser Team den ganzen Tag am Marktstand von Ellas Welt. Um 13.15 Uhr kannst du außerdem beim #EllasWelt Workshop im Studio im Kachelhaus in 30 Minuten zeitgemäße Periodenaufklärung erleben und über den Status Quo in Deutschland lernen. Komm vorbei! Ina Jurga Linda Hell

Hej! Sarah Bagel, Ina Jurga and I are in Stockholm for #WorldWaterWeek2024 this week. Happy to connect on the human rights to water and sanitation and menstrual health and hygiene! If you‘re there make sure you don‘t miss our event „Menstrual health and hygiene movement: together for a period friendly world“, Tuesday 27 August, 16.00-17.30h, Room C2, Level 2 in partnership with UNICEF, WaterAid, The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF), Agence Française de Développement and AFRIpads Looking forward to seeing you! WASH United Berlin (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) #periodfriendlyworld

A good MHM education comes with enormous benefits. Feeling "better and relaxed" is one of them. The MHM Education Guide empowers them to manage menstruation with confidence. It also encourages them to engage in the topic further and support one another. Thanks to Lake Health and Wellbeing for sharing your experience with the MHM Education Guide! #PeriodFriendlyWorld #MenstruationMatters #periodeducationforall