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about their bodies, reproductive systems and team encourages women to initiate a dialogue
the biology of menstruation. The MHM team with their partners on menstruation. These
guides them with the right knowledge to manage sessions help married men to understand and
their menstruation effectively and in a hygienic positively view menstruation. They also become
manner (see box 7 on page 22). Women also gain better sensitised to the needs of their partners.
valuable information on nutrition and menstrual These sessions help husbands understand
management products, which help them make an the impact of menstruation management on
informed choice of healthy living. their lives, for instance, in family planning.
The right knowledge can lead to informed
Breaking Barriers WiTH Men decision-making. The team follows up on couple

Through couple counselling sessions, the MHM counselling sessions with home visits.

Training Modules

MODULE MODULE
1 3
MODULE MODULE
2 4
Introduction — Understanding
Starting with and
an ice breaking Pre Menstrual demystifying Importance
session and Symptoms — myths and of having
taking consent stomach pain, taboos around conversations
white discharge, menstruation between

Puberty — sharing menopause daughters and
first period Personal mothers
stories, changes Nutrition — Hygiene — list of
in the body as we balanced diet 7 hygiene habits Involving men
grow up discussed in menstruation
— son and
Basket of Choice husband
Understanding (Menstrual
theory of Products) —
menstruation and cloth, sanitary Sexual &
normal days of napkin, ecofemme Reproductive
bleeding saafkins, tampons Health — safe
and menstrual and unsafe days
Period Calendar cups and sex of child
— how to track
one’s own
menstrual cycle

Note: Recap is done at the beginning of each session with the help of IEC materials

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