Stockholm World Water Week 2019

Identifying and responding to barriers to managing menstruation has significantly advanced in the last decade. Yet MHM is still not a mainstream topic in WASH or other sectors, and few programmes are achieving true scale. Moreover, marginalized and vulnerable groups face additional barriers, due for instance to disability status, gender or humanitarian crises, which compromise their ability to manage their menstruation.

This event will summarize challenges facing menstruators and the organizations that serve them, and provide participants with models to expand the scale and inclusivity of MHM programmes, to fulfill the rights of every person with a period.

A panel of civil society, government, donors and UN agencies will share their experiences, with a focus on challenges and gaps, to support the case for investment in MHM from the WASH, health, and education sectors. Through a gallery, event participants will learn from best practices in programming at scale, and inclusive programmes that reach girls and women with disabilities, those who are displaced due to conflict or disaster, and transgender or non-binary people.

Through the panel and gallery, the event provides a platform for representatives from excluded groups of menstruators to share their experiences. It will also include private sector.