Orientation on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights to Girls with Disabilities.

Orientation on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights to Girls with Disabilities.

Namuna Shanti School, Manigram, Butwal

Date: 25^{th March, 2022.}

Access Planet Organization organized one-day orientation Program on “Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights to Girls and Young Women with Disabilities” at Namuna Shanti School, Manigram, Butwal.  Lumbini Province.

The objective of the orientation was to sensitize girls with disabilities on various dimensions of SRHR.

Following topics were covered in the orientation:

Session 1: Human body and development

The topics covered were:

• Anatomy and physiology of sexual and reproductive organs
• Reproduction
• Bodily changes and psychosocial changes during adolescents

Session 2: Menstrual Hygiene and Management by 

Topics covered:

• Process and why and how girls menstruate
• Menstrual hygiene product, proper use, disposal (menstrual cup, sanitary pad)
• Taboos, myths and misconception related to menstruation, its effects and the ways to eliminate those taboos.
• Managing menstruation in hygienic way by girls and women with disabilities.

                Session 3: Gender Based Violence and the ways to eliminate.

Topics covered:

• Sex and gender
• Good touch and bad touch
• Consent, privacy and physical integrity
• Safe use of information and communication technologies

Session 4: Family Planning, contraceptive devices

Topics covered:

• Temporary family planning devices
• Permanent family planning devices
• IEC material on contraceptive devices was displayed to these girls for their sensitization. The IEC board consisted the information of the temporary family planning devices consisted:
• Name and information of temporary family planning devices in printed words.
• Name and information of temporary family planning devices in braille.
• Pictures of family planning products

Output:               

1. 20 participants were oriented, sensitized and were provided guidance regarding the sexual and reproductive health rights.
2. The participants were able to learn about the body physiological changes during adolescent.
3. The participants were able to learn about the ways of prevention from sexual abuse and institutions to support those cases.
4. The participants have developed confidence to speak freely on the matter of SRHR.

We would like to thank Women Fund Asia for the funding support and school administration for their logistic support.