Programme summary
Tupa Kitambaa Phase 2, one-page summary
A social behaviour change campaign for menstrual health and dignity
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- PDF, 656 KB
- Language:
- English
- Version:
- 2026
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Flagship programme · Menstrual health
Tupa Kitambaa, Jali Afya Yako
“Discard the cloth, take care of your health”
A social behaviour change campaign addressing the lack of education on menstrual hygiene management, outdated cultural norms, and the absence of access to sanitary pads.
The programme
What it is
The campaign works through schools, communities and the women who guide girls after their first menstrual period, replacing silence and unsafe practice with education and safe, reusable products.
Activities
What the programme does
- Menstrual hygiene education in schools and communities in Rukwa and Kinondoni
- Distribution of reusable sanitary pads
- Training delivered to teen mothers living in orphanages
- Traditional women who guide girls after their first menstrual period engaged on modern, safer practices
- Who the programme serves
- Girls and women without reliable access to menstrual health education or products, including pupils and teen mothers living in orphanages.
- Where it works
- Rukwa and Kinondoni.
Results to date
What the record shows
Figures carry their reporting period and source. Planning figures are labelled as planning figures.
15,000
reusable sanitary pads distributed
Cumulative to 2026. Source: FOMO Initiative verified programme records, Organisational Profile 2026.
200+
women reached through menstrual hygiene education in Rukwa and Kinondoni
Cumulative to 2026. Source: FOMO Initiative verified programme records, Organisational Profile 2026.
Documents
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Costed
Current funding opportunity
Build menstrual hygiene facilities in public marketplaces and bus stations. Indicative total: USD 41,500 (August 2026).
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