By Leticia Aguilar | Project Leader
Dear Friends:
We are very pleased to contact you again through our quarterly reports.
One of the activities on which we focused in this period was that the education team made methodological adjustments to the training cycle “Menstrual Health and Hygiene”, for girls and boys with the results of the intervention in the first school, The training cycle for girls and adolescent women consists of three descriptive letters (adolescence, acceptance and respect of the body, menstruation, menstrual supplies) with all their educational materials according to the context, the training cycle for boys and adolescent men has two descriptive letters ( adolescence, acceptance and respect for the body) with its educational materials according to the context and identified needs.
Each descriptive letter has support materials regarding the topic and it should be noted that the education and health areas participate and agree on the activities of the descriptive letters, as well as the preparation and search for materials.
Technical training videos that are understandable for the group of participants are also edited and prepared and it is an activity in the education area that is reviewed and approved by everyone.
A menstrual calendar was designed, which is printed as required in the workshops with girls and adolescents. In addition, a menstrual kit was created that consists of a pink box containing: ecological feminine pads, disposable feminine towels, toilet paper rolls, bar and soap holder, ibuprofen tablets, underwear and black plastic bags. This kit is delivered in the last workshop with the girls and adolescents, where they form a Committee for its safekeeping and use within the school. For this school year, the supplies for the school menstruation kits will be replaced as they are required.
Within the training cycle, which consists of three workshops on sexual and reproductive health and menstruation aimed at secondary school youth from 1st to 3rd grade, these were carried out simultaneously, separating women and men to generate an environment of trust, in addition to allow them to express their doubts and concerns.
The topic of I know my body and menstruation part 1 and 2 was facilitated, with a duration of one day each, with the girls and adolescents facilitated by the education promoter, assisted by a bilingual nurse or a volunteer and in the group of men. facilitated by Mariano De la Torre, coordinator of the education team, and addresses the subtopic of “adolescence” with a duration of two days.
The period of the third workshop of the training cycle that began last quarter at the secondary school of Chichihuistan with the topic: preparation of menstrual supplies was completed and a fourth workshop was added for the delivery of a menstrual kit and the formation of a committee of young women and a workshop with men on the topic of acceptance and respect for the body.
In total, three workshops were implemented at the 1510 “Miguel Álvarez del Toro” telesecondary school in the community of Chichihuistan, municipality of Teopisca, of which there was a total attendance of 20 participants: 55% were women; and 45%, men.
Thanks to your great support we will continue so that these training cycles, so valuable for Tsotsil girls and boys, are carried out in other schools.
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Estimados Amigos:
Nos da mucho gusto contactar nuevamente con ustedes a través de nuestros reportes cuatrimestrales. Es un gusto saludarlos.
Una de las actividades en las que nos enfocamos en este período, fue que el equipo del área de educación realizo los ajustes metodológicos al ciclo formativo “Salud e higiene menstrual”, para niñas y niños con los resultados de la intervención en la primera escuela, el ciclo formativo para niñas y adolescentes mujeres consta de tres cartas descriptivas (adolescencia, aceptación y respeto del cuerpo, menstruación, insumos menstruales) con todos sus materiales educativos acordes al contexto, el ciclo formativo para niños y adolescentes varones cuenta con dos cartas descriptivas (adolescencia, aceptación y respeto del cuerpo) con sus materiales educativos acordes al contexto y necesidades identificadas.
Cada carta descriptiva cuenta con materiales de apoyo respecto al tema y cabe destacar que el área de educación y salud participan y acuerdan las actividades de las cartas descriptivas, así como la preparación y búsqueda de materiales.
También se editan y preparan videos de formación técnica entendibles para el grupo de participantes y es una actividad del área de educación que se revisa y aprueba entre todos.
Se diseñó un calendario menstrual, el cual se imprime conforme se requiere en los talleres con las niñas y adolescentes. Además, se conformó un kit menstrual que consiste en una cajita rosada que contiene: toallas femeninas ecológicas, toallas femeninas desechables, rollos de papel higiénico, jabones de barra y jabonera, ibuprofeno en tabletas, ropa interior y bolsitas negras de plástico. Este kit se entrega en el último taller con las niñas y adolescentes, donde entre ellas conforman un Comité para su resguardo y uso dentro de la escuela. Para este ciclo escolar se estará reponiendo los insumos de los kits escolares de menstruación conforme se van requiriendo.
Dentro del ciclo formativo, el cual consta de tres talleres sobre salud sexual y reproductiva y menstruación dirigidas a jóvenes de secundaria de 1ro a 3er grado, estos se realizaron de manera simultánea, separando mujeres y hombres para generar un ambiente de confianza, además de que permite que expresen sus dudas e inquietudes.
Se facilitó el tema de conozco mi cuerpo y menstruación parte 1 y 2, con una duración de un día cada uno, con las niñas y adolescentes facilita la promotora de educación, asistida por una enfermera bilingüe o alguna voluntaria y en el grupo de hombres lo facilita Mariano De la Torre, coordinador del equipo de educación, y aborda el subtema de “la adolescencia” con una duración de dos días.
Se culminó el período del tercer taller del ciclo formativo iniciado en el trimestre pasado en la escuela secundaria de Chichihuistán con el tema: elaboración de insumos menstruales y se agregó un cuarto taller para la entrega de kit menstrual y conformación de comité de jóvenes mujeres y un taller con los varones con el tema de la aceptación y respeto del cuerpo.
En total se implementaron tres talleres en la escuela telesecundaria 1510 “Miguel Álvarez del Toro” de la comunidad de Chichihuistan, municipio de Teopisca, de los cuales hubo una asistencia total de 20 participantes: el 55% fueron mujeres; y 45%, hombres.
Gracias a su gran apoyo continuaremos, para que estos ciclos formativos, tan valiosos para las niñas y niños tsotsiles, se lleven a cabo en otras escuelas.
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By Leticia Aguilar | Project Leader
By Leticia Aguilar | Project Leader
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