MHM in AFORD 2015

JosephineS.LemoyanSeniorFacilitator&Founder

AFORD2013Co.Ltd

School Based Menstrual Hygiene

Management- Innovating with Partners

OutlineofPresenta/on

TheJourney

1Forma/onPhase 2MHM@the

CentreofAFORDWASHFocus 3AFORDMHM

Undertaking

Forma/onPhase:TeethingChallengesandProspects

Toughbeginning,butopportuni/esareexplored

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OVERVIEWOFACTIONFORDEVELOPMENTAFORD2013

•  Ac#onforDevelopment(AFORD2013Co.Ltd)isaCapacitybuildingorganiza#on,registeredforopera#oninEastAfrica.ItsisaNotforProfit;Non-SectarianusingSocialEnterpriseApproach

•  AFORD2013iscommiIedtocontributetothereliefofpovertybecause4billionpeopleattheboIomoftheeconomicpyramid,consOtuteasignificantpartofproducersandconsumersofpublicandprivatesectorgoodsandservices.

•  TheycanbringsignificantpoliOcal,socialandeconomicchange.

•  AFORD2013providescapacitybuildingthroughtraining,coaching,mentoring&MSPprocesses.ValueaddedbyAFORD2013isincomplemenOngpartner’sintervenOonsthroughbridgingskillsgaps.

•  OurOrganisaOonpursuesnew,innovaOveapproacheswhichcombinetechnicalWASHserviceswithICT,MobilephonetechnologyandMarketBasedApproachesinordertofacilitatechangesinbehaviours,aWtudesandmindsets.(IncenOvizingWASH)

•  Insodoing,AFORD2013alsofacilitatesadopOonofappropriateandrelevantWASHproductswhilefindingwaysofimprovingaccessibilityandaffordability,withoutcompromisingquality,cashincomesforclients(serviceUsers)aswellasthesuppliers.

•  StrategiclinkagesanddedicatedrelaOonswithclientsandpartnersisatthecoreofAFORD’svalues,wherebyAFORDmaintainsgoodrelaOonswith‘old’clientsandpartners;whilekeenlyseeksopportuniOesfor‘new’partnershipsincludinglocalgovernments,aswellaslocalandinternaOonalprivateandpublicsectororganisaOonswhichadvocateforwin-winpartnershiparrangements.

•  YoungPeople(GirlsandBoys)occupyaspecificplaceinourintervenOons

ValueProposiOonsforAFORD2013

ExamplesofofkeyacOviOes

•  PublicServices:withinnovaOve

approachesincludingICTandPPP

•  LEDintervenOons(IncludingEntreprenuershipforW

ASH)

•  ResearchandDevelopment

PublicServices LED ResearchandDevelopmentDesign&developmentofCapacityBuildingforCommunityBasedEduca/on,S/WASH+MHM,AccountableRCHservices

DesignandsupportEntrepreneurshipintervenOonsforWomenandYouthsinAFORDfocalareas

ResearchforPolicyAnalysisinAFORDfocalareas

Policy&Ins/tu/onalanalysis&governanceinAFORDfocalSectors

CapacitybuildingforincomegeneraOonforwomenandyouthinAFORDfocalareas

ContextAnalyses,Baseline&M+EinAFORDfocalAreas

Stakeholders’LinkagesintheAFORDfocalSectors

BrokeringLinkagesbetweenentrepreneursinAFORDfocalAreas

SurveysSocial,Cultural&EconomicMapping

CapacitybuildingofNGOs,CBOsandInternsinAFORDfocalSectors

ResearchforidenOficaOonofcommunitybasedopportuniOesforeconomicdevelopmentandentrepreneurshipinAFORDfocalareas

KnowledgeDevelopmentandseekinginnovaOveapproachesrelaOngtoAFORDfocalareas.

•  CommunityBasedOrganisOonsandBeneficiaries(LocallevelLocalGovernmentstructures,CBOsandhouseholds)

•  FriendlyLocalandInternaOonalNGOs/DevelopmentPartners.

•  OtherLCBs/ConsultantsformingconsorOums

•  NetworkOrganisaOons+Forums,e.g.TAWASANET,LakeZoneWASHForum,WASAFIconsorOumetc

Collabora/on

AFORD2013

ChallengesasaneworganisaOon….

•  Wehavenotreceivedanyprogrammefunding,onlyshorttermsmallconsultancies

•  Therefore,wehavenosignificantfinancialtrackrecordrequiredbydonors

•  Shorttermsmallconsultancieshavedonotbuildastrongimageofa

strongorganisaOonimage,sustainability,orofferstrongpartnershipratherjustdoingtheassignmentandonceitisfinished,itisover!.

•  Recentlyopportunityforprogrammefundinghasemerged.Itwill

possiblybeoperaOonalin2016.•  Throughthisopportunity,apartnershiparrangementhasbeenpursued,

andanMoUsigned,incollaboraOonwithInterteam.

2 MHM@theCentreof

AFORDWASHfocus

MHMasaSellingPointforAFORD

WHYMHM?

OurSellingPoints.

SignificanceofMHMinTanzania

•  43%ofTanzanianwomenareinthereproducOveages,majorityofthemareschoolgoingstudents

•  Schoolgirlsexperienceperiodsforbetween3-5daysmonthly,orapproximately27and45schooldaysannually.

•  Accordingto2012TanzaniannaOonalcensus,boysandgirlsinschoolare8,247,172ofwhich4,086,280aregirlsand4,160,892areboys.SchoolgirlsofmenstruaOngagesare1,576,207&

•  ThisasignificantnumberofpotenOal‘clients’andamarketforMHMintervenOon

SituaOonofMHMinTanzania

•  80%ofschoolgirlslackaccessto;reliablesupplyof,andaffordablemenstrualpads.

•  Schoolgirlsalsodonotgetadequateandrelevantcounselingonmenstrualmanagementfromtheirparentsaswellasfromtheirteachers.

•  WASHfaciliOesforMHMinschoolsareinadequate,notsafeandsomeOmesnotavailableatall.

•  AnothersellingPoint:MarketsforProducts:SanitaryFaciliOes(toilets,watersystem&accessoriesforgirls&peoplewithdisabiliOes)

ExampelsofFaciliOesinSchoolscompromisingMHM

TheseToiletsarenotsecure,theydonotofferprivacy,nodisposablebinsandhavenowaterforwashingandcleaning:ChangethemthroughinnovaOve,affordablemarketsbasedintervenOons.

MoreonSellingPoints&OpportuniOes

•  MHMproductsforschoolgirlsinplace(throughapartner–PrivateSector-

•  AFORDhaspracOcalskills&knowledgeonapplicaOonofTanzanianNaOonalSchoolWASHguidelines

•  AFORDhasconductedResearchonMHMinMwanza,Singida&Dar-es-Salaam

•  AFORDisintouchwithLocalAgentsforMHMproducts

•  Girls,Boysandteachersareinterested

•  SerikaliyaMtaa(LocalGovernmentatStreetLevel)isinterested

•  MobilePhoneCompanieshavebeencontacted,interestedyettorespond.

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UNDERTAKING

AIemptstoSecureFundsforMHM

•  AFORD2013madeseveralaIemptstosubmitproposalseithersinglyorincollaboraOonwithotherorganisaOons.

•  Thefirstwasin2013/14toGSMAwomeninnovaOonFundsupportedbyUSAIDandAustralianAid

•  OtheraIemptswerewithUNICEFTanzania,WaterAid,CocaCola,DFIDHumanDevelopmentInnovaOonFund

•  Theproposalswerenotsuccessful.

•  Modeldevelopedinthe

proposalissOllvalidandrelevant

•  In2014/15AFORDin

collaboraOonwithLocalpartnersstartedimplementaOonofMHMintervenOon,usinglocalresourcesandowncreaOvity

MainComponentsofMHMIntervenOons(1)

•  Workingwithaprivatesector(NNGeneralSupplies,designerandimporterofHumanCherishdisposablecoIonpads)tomakeaspecialschoolpackpads

•  WehaveusedInternaOonalMHMdaytopopulariseMHMinourLocalCommunity(SerikaliyaMtaa,KisekeIlemelaMwanzaandMitunduruniSingida)

•  Wehavestartedtodevelopasystemoflocal‘padsagents’,throughSerikalizaMtaa,weareexpandingtowardlevel.

•  WearedevelopinganincenOvesystem,toensurethatpadsagentsreachschoolgirlseachmonth.

MainComponentsofMHMIntervenOons(2)

•  Workingwithselectedschools(10x2districtstostartapilotoftheapproach)

•  InnovaOvepaymentmodalityisbeingdesigned.•  FollowupandmonitoringisdonebyMobileNetworkOperator(MNO)TrainingofschoolcommiIees,parents(menandwomen),teachers(menandwomen)andpupilsonMHMandschoolWASHusingthenaOonalWASHguidelines.

•  SchoolGirlsandBoysaretrainedtobeadvocates

Partner:PrivateSector PupilsonInternaOonalMHMDayRally

AchievementsandChallenges

•  Achievements:-  Wehavepilotedtheapproach,so

faritseemstobeworking-  Selectedschoolscooperatewithall

keyactorsintheintervenOon,eachactorplaytheirpart.

-  ‘PadAgents’areinterestedandacOveengageintheintervenOon,becauseofthesustainablebusinesselementoftheintervenOonandeconomicgainsforeachcartonofpadsboughtandsold.

-  Itispossibletosellpadstoschoolgirlsaswellasotherusersinthecommunity.

-  ‘Nofrillsschoolpackisaffordable

•  Challenges-  Wehavetriedtheapproachinperi

urbanareas.Wedonotknowwhethertheapproachcanworkintheruralareas

-  ThepilotistoosmallduetosmalliniOalinvestment.

-  TheintervenOonistoosmalltoshowrealimpactandrateofadopOon

-  StartupofthepilottookalotofOmetodesignandclarifyrolesofparOcipantsinalllevels.

-  WorkingwithschoolsrequiresfulfillingalotofbureaucraOcprocesses.Sofarweoperate‘semi-informally’

-  Wearenotsurewhetherthepadswillinterestpupilsorotheradultsmore.(ifbothadopt,itisbeIer!)

NextSteps,WayForward

•  AFORD2013madeafollowupwithHDIFtolearnandunderstandwhythepreviousapplicaOonwasnotsuccessful.

•  BasedonlessonsfromHDIF,anewproposalwaswriIen,itistheoneweare

piloOng

•  AFORD2013&Supplierhavebeencontractedtoworkwith2TanzanianbasedInternaOonalWASHNGOsinthenewMHMintervenOon.

•  AFORDwillprovide‘sot’inputstothenewproject.

•  AFORD2013planstoexpandthepilotMHMintervenOontoruralschoolsin2016,planningandengagementwithnewschoolshasstarted,INGOsarefinalizingcontracts

•  TheintervenOonislikelytobeeconomicallyandsociallysustainabletoallactors,includingpupils(girlsandboys)aswellasparents