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
1
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.
3 AFORDMHM
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