Annual Menstrual Hygiene Festival
Celebrating girls' health and breaking menstrual stigma through an annual community festival.
Our vibrant flagship annual event that flips the narrative from shame to celebration, engaging thousands in public solidarity.
"Annual Attendance: 1,000+ | Communities Engaged: Multiple | Stigma Reduction: Measurable"
Annual Menstrual Hygiene Festival
What is the most radical way to combat shame? Celebration.
The NeedBe Foundation’s Annual Menstrual Hygiene Festival takes a topic typically relegated to whispers behind closed doors and places it firmly in the public square, surrounded by music, art, and joy.
An Unprecedented Gathering
Held in alignment with Global Menstrual Hygiene Day, our festival draws over 1,000 participants annually, serving as a massive localized summit for stakeholders, students, medical professionals, and community leaders.
The robust itinerary typically includes:
- Interactive Health Booths: Medical professionals providing complimentary basic health screenings and Q&A sessions.
- Cultural Performances: Local drama troupes and student clubs performing plays and poetry that challenge menstrual stigmas.
- Product Demonstrations: Exhibitions of sustainable products, featuring live demonstrations of the Obaa Reusable Pads production.
- Distributions: Massive, coordinated distributions of sanitary products to attending students.
By associating menstruation with celebration and public health infrastructure rather than isolation and impurity, the festival is a powerful, joyful strike against systemic generational stigma.
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