Sadhvi Bhagawatiji Participants in ICPD25 Nairobi Summit “Accelerating the Promise”

Sadhvi Bhagawatiji recently participated in the ICPD25 Nairobi Summit Accelerating the Promise, speaking in an event organized by Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), WaterAid UK, WASH United and the African Coalition for Menstrual Health Management on “Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health – Accelerating Menstrual Health at ICPD25 & Beyond” in which they came together across sectors to advocate for menstrual hygiene management.

Great joy to begin participation in #ICPD25 @NairobiSummit w/event by @WSSCCouncil @WASHUnited @wateraid & #Africa Govt officials to advocate for #MHM. I shared the work of our @wash_alliance to end taboos around #menstruation & normalize #menstruationmatters #itstimeforaction pic.twitter.com/V30sui0C3z

— Sadhvi Bhagawati (@SadhviBhagawati) November 12, 2019

Sadhviji was honored to share the dais with high-level Government Officials from Africa and representatives from academia and research and other sectors. She shared the exciting recent work of our Global Interfaith WASH Alliance to end taboos around menstruation and to normalize menstrual hygiene the way we have been working so successfully for so many years to change beliefs and behaviors around open defecation.

“The way to make them change is to normalize that which is held at arms distance. The same way we’ve normalized defecation, we should also do the same to menstruation.” – Pujya Sarawatiji, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance #menstruationmatters #ICPD25 #MenstrualHealth @WSSCCouncil pic.twitter.com/EbQAjdBpIj

— Kevin Mwanza (@kainvestor) November 11, 2019

“The same way we have normalized defecation, we should also do the same with menstruation.” says @SadhviBhagawati
Secretary General, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance #menstruationmatters #itstimeforaction #ICPD25 #MenstrualHealth @PujyaSwamiji @wash_alliance @UNFPA@thecaseforher pic.twitter.com/TZNCtvxg7Q

— WSSCC (@WSSCCouncil) November 11, 2019

Panelists discuss how culture and lack of commitment on Menstrual Health Management is affecting women productivity at home and at the office. #menstruationmatters #itstimeforaction #ICPD25 #Investinher #MenstrualHealth #MenstrualHygiene @UNFPA @UNFPA_ESARO @NairobiSummit pic.twitter.com/gx6B99i4c7

— WSSCC (@WSSCCouncil) November 11, 2019