UNICEF is committed to supporting women and girls empowerment, independence and self-sufficiency. Lack of sanitary materials is consistently cited as a source of distress and
embarrassment for women and adolescent girls in South Sudan. In an emergency, livelihoods and markets are interrupted thus families may no longer have the means to purchase daily living
supplies and markets may no longer carry goods. The ability to make ones own hygienic sanitary supplies could help alleviate some of the distress for women and adolescent girls but also
ensure that women and girls have the needed supplies despite interruptions in markets stocks.
Supporting Menstrual Hygiene Management contributes towards women and girls protection and helps maintain and restore their dignity. This initiative will contribute towards UNICEFs
Rolling Work Plan (2016-2018) Outcome; South Sudanese Children and adolescents at risk of or exposed to violence, exploitation and abuse have their risk reduced, mitigated and where
possible their safety, dignity and health restored by 2018.
To promote women and girls resiliency throughout all stages of a conflict and the subsequent economic strain on the country, UNICEF will engage a local supplier to train women on the
making of sanitary supplies with locally available materials. These women will in turn be able to share their knowledge and skills with other women and girls through activities at Women
and Girls Friendly Spaces.
- Conduct baseline survey in each implementation site of Juba, Bor and Wau (Target: 3)
- Conduct market survey in each implementation site of Juba, Bor and Wau (Target: 3)
Train 30 participants in each implementation site of Juba, Bor and Wau (Target: 3 trainings reaching 90 participants)