“Orientation on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights to Girls and Young Women with Disabilities.”

Published on: February 11, 2022 
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A girl with visual impairment touching contraceptive devices on tactile IEC board.

“Orientation on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights to Girls and Young Women with Disabilities.”

Nepalgunj, 22 January.

Access Planet Organization organized one-day orientation Program on “Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights to Girls and Young Women with Disabilities” at Lumbini Province, Nepalgunj on 22nd January 2022.

The objective of the orientation was to sensitize young women with disabilities on various dimensions of SRHR including:

Human body and development

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

Menstrual Hygiene and Management

  • 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.

Gender Based Violence and the ways to eliminate

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

Contraceptive devices and other different SRHR components

  • Family Planning, contraceptive devices and their types,
  • Safe Abortion, legal provisions, taboos associated with safe abortion and ways to overcome.
  • Sexually transmitted diseases and HIV AIDS and prevention.

Gratitude to Women Fund Asia for the Funding Support and BYAN Chapter Nepalgunj for providing SRHR related IEC materials for demonstration.

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