Influencing national policy on Menstrual Hygiene Management in Nepal

Gender-friendly toilet with incinerator MHM Nepal 2017

As part of the Consortium’s Global Advocacy Fund, three organizations joined hands and organized the  Regional Workshop on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM), held in Dang, Midwestern Nepal  on  5-6 February 2017 in collaboration with the Regional Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Coordination Committee of the Midwestern Region. At the regional workshop, 15 key points for MHM were defined: The Dang declaration. The regional workshop was closely followed by a national-level workshop on MHM and as a consequence, the Dang declaration influenced the national policy for MHM and guided other organizations implement MHM related interventions.