{"id":1706,"date":"2025-03-08T16:02:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T13:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/?p=1706"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:28:56","slug":"celebrating-womens-day-with-a-step-towards-menstrual-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/celebrating-womens-day-with-a-step-towards-menstrual-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Women\u2019s Day with a Step towards Menstrual Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 8th March 2025, as the world commemorated International Women\u2019s Day, Msichana Uganda marked the occasion with a milestone moment for menstrual health and dignity in Uganda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1713 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-1-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-1-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-1-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-1-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We were honored to receive reusable sanitary pad machinery and equipment, generously donated by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (T\u0130KA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The handover ceremony was graced by Mr. Murat \u00c7etin, the Country Director of T\u0130KA, and officiated by H.E. Fatih Ak, the Ambassador of Turkey to Uganda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1715 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This donation goes beyond machines\u2014it is an investment in sustainable solutions to end period poverty. With this equipment, Msichana Uganda will be able to scale the production of affordable, eco-friendly, and reusable sanitary pads, ensuring more girls and women across Uganda can access menstrual products with dignity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAccess to menstrual products is a right, not a privilege. This support brings us closer to a Uganda where no girl misses school or opportunity because of her period,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said Msichana Uganda at the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we continue to champion menstrual equity, this partnership highlights the power of collaboration in creating a period-friendly world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, we are building a future where every girl and woman can manage her period with confidence, comfort, and pride.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1714 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Womens-Day-2025-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 8th March 2025, as the world commemorated International Women\u2019s Day, Msichana Uganda marked the occasion with a milestone moment for menstrual health and dignity in Uganda. We were honored to receive reusable sanitary pad machinery and equipment, generously donated by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (T\u0130KA). The handover ceremony was graced by Mr. Murat \u00c7etin, the Country Director [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1706"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1716,"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706\/revisions\/1716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msichana.ug\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}