Half of the world’s population has or will menstruate, but infrastructure and investment discussions rarely consider this. We need a new approach to menstrual health By Naomi Tulay-Solanke, board member at the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF) Published on The Guardian I grew up in Liberia at the turn of the century, and while my…
Capacity building and strengthening is a big part of what we do at CHI. Last week Thursday and Friday our mini conference room was energized with powerful facilitators that volunteered to share their time and knowledge with us. Day one was mainly focused on locating ourselves and team building. Day 2 focused on programming, finance,…
iberian feminist, Naomi Tulay-Solanke has received the Dr. Fritz Redlich Global Mental Health and Human Rights Award from a program affiliated with Harvard University. Tulay-Solanke was presented the award at a ceremony recently held on November 10 in Orvieto, Italy before the assembly of more than 60 international participants attending the Harvard Global Mental Health:…
A taboo associated with discussing the female menstrual cycle is stigmatizing adolescent girls, and in some instances, leading them to stay away from school during their menstrual cycle. The non-profit organization Community Healthcare Initiative says these girls’ fear of stigmatization in case of an accident during the school day is leading them to miss school….
Monrovia – A local NGO has attempted to break the barrier to tutor Islamic women on two topics that are not usually discussed within the Islamic religion. Even in the larger Liberian society, Family Planning and Menstruation Hygiene Management are things that are less talked about publically. However, Community Healthcare Initiative (CHI) is now taking the…