2021 - 2022 Chengetai 'About Us'

"CHIRERE MANGWANA CHIGOZOKURERAWO"

Table of Contents

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Overview

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Background

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Advocacy

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Risks and Complications

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Project Scope

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Mission Statement

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Strategic Objectives

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Project Funding Summary

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2021 - 2022 Follow Up

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Social Media Campaigns

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Meet The Chengetai Team Social Media and Contact Financing and Accounts

OVERVIEW Chengetai is a group of young individuals motivated to help girls who struggle to obtain sanitary wear and we are currently mainly centered in Zimbabwe.

Our motto is “Chirere mangwana chigozokurerawo”, which loosely translated, is to “nurture a child today, tomorrow she will nurture a nation”. We seek to provide ease of access to sanitary wear to Zimbabwean girls and women who are unable to have a smooth-sail during ‘that time of the month.’

This problem impacts the girls in various spheres of their lives including and not limited to continuous education, available sanitary facilities, freedom of movement and lack of confidence.

We have seen that including men in the conversation is pivotal to our progress as a community, only then do we know that the issue is being acknowledged and subsequently tackled from every possible angle.

BACKGROUND Due to the unstable economic situation in Zimbabwe, the average Zimbabwean girl is unable to have ready access to sanitary wear. This has resulted in approximately 72% of these girls not having access to pads, according to the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation. This results in the use of rags, cow dung or grass and leaves during their menstrual cycle.

The average pack of disposable pads has risen to approximately $3-$7 for a pack of 10. With each girl needing approximately 4 packets every month, this tallies to US$12 -$28. With an average Zimbabwean family earning a mean monthly income of US$300, where there are multiple women in one family, this could easily amount to $90-$100 per month. In comparison, a pack of reusable pads of approximately 5 pads costing $5 with each lasting 8 – 18 months. (1)

Advocacy Campaigns have been executed over the years in the hope of enticing the government to lower the prices of sanitary wear.

Advocacy efforts were made towards making the Government provide free pads for an inherent cause that women have no control over . In November 2018, the Ministry of Finance announced a lifting of duty on sanitary wear in which received a positive reception from the Zimbabwean community as most women rely on imported pads for better quality and a lower cost.

A lack of an effective and hygienic padding for girls has stolen from these girls; their self-esteem, confidence, education, to mention but a few which in turn has a ripple effect in long run in Zimbabwe’s achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3, 4 and 6.

The idea is then to avoid the latter by reducing the number of girls that cannot get sanitary wear by all means possible.

ADVOCACY

ADVOCACY

RISKS AND COMPLICATIONS OF POOR MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT HEALTH COMPLICATIONS Myriads of health complications resulting from poor sanitary practice include urinary tract infections, rashes and vaginal infections only to name a few. More complex complications include cervical cancer.

SOCIAL RISKS AND COMPLICATIONS

PROJECT SCOPE

Most of the women and girls that have been affected by this scourge reside in the indigent and most vulnerable places in Zimbabwe such as the rural areas and high-density areas where there is lack of inadequate water supply and sanitation, refuse collection among others. Dealing with the access and availability of sanitary wear will alleviate the burden exerted upon women by the both the economic and environmental impediments faced in their respective communities. Access to sanitary wear would be most suitable to be provided at schools, children homes and clinics. The goal is to reach girls in vulnerable areas with provision and education on making and using their own reusable pads. The proposed places to be catered for in this regard by Chengetai include the following: High Schools Local Communities High Density Areas

MISSION STATEMENT “To advocate for accessibility and affordability of sanitary wear for young girls in Zimbabwe.”

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 1

Raise awareness about the shortage of sanitary wear in Zimbabwe

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Educate the public about the health risks associated with poor sanitary practices

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Educate the public about the cost effective use of reusable menstrual wear

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Teach young girls how to make hand-made sanitary wear

PROJECT FUNDING SUMMARY The main goal is to outsource funding mainly from fundraising events, in which all of the proceeds that will be used to cover all the costs needed to purchase the materials needed to hand-sew the sanitary pads and cover other outreach costs.

Other means of raising funds include: Donations Grants .

2021 - 2022 FOLLOW UP PYGM, MANDARA SDA CHURCH AND CHENGETAI OUTREACH

2021 - 2022 FOLLOW UP FOUNDATION OF HOPE AND CHENGETAI OUTREACH

2021 - 2022 FOLLOW UP NGONIDZASHE

FOLLOW UP AND THAT'S ON PERIOD

FOLLOW UP AND THAT'S ON PERIOD

#MOTIVATION MONDAY

SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS #WELLNESS WEDNESDAY

SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS

#FANTASTIC FEMALE FRIDAY

Our Team Ratidzo Mutangadura Chairperson

Ratidzo is a Medical Doctor whose passions lie in empowering the girl child through encouraging them to embrace their femininity and finding their voice through it. She says “womanhood is a concept that is newly encouraged and celebrated and there’s no better time to discuss and normalise these conversations than now.”

In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and getting a good work out in!

Tinashe Chikava

Vice - Chairperson and Transformation Officer Tinashe is an Accountant and is driven by the passion to change the community around him. His main motivation for part of Chengetai is to spark a change in regards to how men have distanced themselves from womens’ natural phenomenon of periods and how a lot of men have stigmatised the issue. His goal is that one day, all men can view female menstruation without any bias and have an understanding of how the lack of sanitary wear is a threat to our society.

Our Team Tafadzwa Saburi Treasurer

Tafadzwa is an Accountant who is passionate about female empowerment and creating opportunities for women to be financially independent. A believer in women emancipation which is catalysed by educating the girl child. Therefore, the Chengetai initiative is important in ensuring that no school days are missed because of menstruation.A foodie who enjoys both eating and cooking.

Kudzaishe Mtasa

Operations Coordinator Kudzai is a Talent Analyst currently based in the U.K. working for a Computer Software firm Sylvera, He graduated with a BA(Hons) Business Studies with Human Resources Management at Bournemouth University in 2021. Kudzai hopes by being part of Chengetai it will slowly start to change the narrative around male involvement in menstrual hygiene and eventually cultivate a culture of young boys and girls being able to discuss such issues together.

Our Team Nyasha Mvumi

Outreach and External Relations Coordinator Nyasha is a Medical Doctor. She loves travelling, watching football and reading novels. Babies are her weakness.

She believes in changing the world by showing love, an unmatched force, and that is what motivates her to impact as many lives as possible.

Being part of Chengetai is one of the small ways she intends on making an impact in the lives of others.

She says, “In the community we live in and even in our African culture, a lady freely talking about their period is a taboo yet it is a real issue. Many ladies miss out on school or have a low self-esteem during their period because they can not afford sanitary wear and most suffer in silence. Chengetai gave me the platform to make a difference in the lives of these ladies by giving them a solution and empowering them.

A journey of a million miles begins with one step, this is me taking a step.”

Rudo Masendeke

Social Media and Marketing Coordinator Rudo is a third year medical student at the College of Medicine, Malawi. She is passionate about Sexual and Reproductive Health rights especially youth led initiatives.

She says, 'Youth voices matter because they are the best way to rectify the injustices that people continue to suffer." Rudo is also an active creative and in her spare time she makes various forms of art.

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