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Barkary: “We’re now aware of the menstrual hygiene”

Barkary Mohamed is a Form Two student at Chongoleani Secondary school in Tanga.

He is one among the boys in Chongoleani secondary school educated about menstrual hygiene. This has since changed his outlook, regarding menstrual periods for girls.

“Many of the boys in my school are now aware of the menstrual hygiene. This has made girls stop fearing when they are in their menstrual circles,” he says. According to Barkary, with the provision of sanitary pads to th
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Fatma Rashid: “Menstruation is not a disease”

Fatma Rashid is in Standard Seven at Kisosoro Primary School in Tanga. She is one of the beneficiaries of the sanitary pads through the Timiza Malengo project, supported by the Global Fund programme. “Prior to receiving the sanitary pad, my mother could not afford to buy me monthly sanitary pads, hence I used the normal ways of containing the situation which is not safe and comfortable,” she says.

Now with the reusable sanitary pads, my mother doesn’t have to incur any costs prior to before. When yo
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Catherine Tarimo: “Sanitary Pads have led to better academic performance”

Catherine Tarimo is a Health teacher at Kisosoro Primary School in Tanga. She delves into how the distribution of sanitary pads has reduced school absenteeism and increased academic performance among girls.

“I would like to thank Amref, through the Global Fund project, for supporting our school since last year with the sanitary pads to those students under TASAF and those coming from vulnerable environments and those with special needs,” she says.

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I am proud to see a smile on Leah’s face

Words and Photos by Edina Kalikali, a fistula ambassador, living in Magu District, Mwanza Region.

Leah Philipo takes care of her five goats which help her generate some income her Image by Edina Kalikali, a fistula ambassador, Amref Health
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The difficult path to recovery for Esta Laurent

Photo and story by fistula ambassador Edina Kalikali from Magu District, Mwanza, Tanzania.

Esta Laurent [pictured right, in grey, above, in the shop she runs] is 32 years old and a mother of 4 c
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Gaudensia’s story

Jumannee Charles, an Ambassador for Fistula, residing in Magu District, Mahala village in Mwanza region, Narrates.

Gaudensia’s journey with fistula

Gaudensia John got fistula in 2018. It was at this time that she started to experience some labor pain during her third pregnancy. She was rushed to Kisesa Health Facil
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Aneles Lubagumya: We used to conduct one Caesarean section per day but now we are able to conduct more C-sections in a day without any worries.

Before; Mwandoya Hospital Theatre. Image by Adrian Mgaya, Amref Health Africa, Tanzania

Aneles Lubagumya, 43, has been a nurse at Mwandoya Hospital in Meat
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Octavia Kakengela: Amref’s intervention has helped in reduction of newborn and maternal deaths in our village.

Octavia Kakengela, is the in-charge health provider at Mwasamba dispensary in Busega District, in Simiyu region in Tanzania.

Mwasamba Dispensary is one of the facilities supported by Amref’s Uzazi Uzima (Kiswahili for “Safe Motherhood”) project, with financial support from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada. It benefited from the construction of a maternity ward, youth-friendly corner and infrastructure for water, sanitation and hygiene.

Michael Oscar, a teacher at Chenge secondary school in Bariadi, Simiyu Region. Image by Adrian Mgaya, Amref Health Africa, Tanzania

Michael Oscar, a teacher at Chenge secondary school in Bariadi, Simiyu region in Tanzania, is one of the 435 teachers trained through th
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Marko Maguta: Amref’s training has helped in undertaking safe delivery

[caption id="attachment_854" align="alignnone" width="200"] Marko Maguta Community Health Care Worker. Image by Adrian Mgaya, Amref Health Africa, Tanzania.

Marko Maguta, a Community Health Worker (CHW) from Mwasamba Village at Bariadi in the Simiyu regio
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