"One More Week: A Girls Empowered International Intiative in Rukungiri District"

1. ONE MORE WEEK:
A GIRLS EMPOWERED INTERNATIONAL
INITIATIVE IN RUKUNGIRI DISTRICT
PRESENTED BY TEAM GATLING

2. ONE MORE WEEK: AN OVERVIEW
 Effects of poor menstrual hygiene
 Causes of poor menstrual hygiene
 Proposed solution: One More Week
 Targets and goals
 Timeline
 Monitoring and Evaluation
 Budget

3. ONE MORE WEEK: IMPACT OF POOR
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
Poor
Menstrual
Hygiene
(60+%)
Infections
Stained
clothing
Bullying
Stigma and
shame
School
absences
Early drop
outs
Poor
reproductive
health

4. ONE MORE WEEK: PERPETUATING
FACTORS
Poor
Menstrual
Hygiene
Lack of access
to products
Expense of
products
Lack of
financial
independence
Lack of private
facilities
Lack of
laundering
facilities Lack of sites for
disposal
Social stigma
Lack of
knowledge
Lack of school
resources

5. ONE MORE WEEK: STRATEGY
Education
Local hygiene specialists
Key stakeholders
Environment
Latrines
Washrooms
Rain Tanks
Affordable & Accessible
ONE Products
Reusable pads & underwear
Cycle beads
Local production
Sustainable Economic
Female Empowerment
One More
Week

6. ONE MORE WEEK: EDUCATION
 15 local ONE hygiene specialists
 Comprehensive training in
women’s sexual and
reproductive health
 Development and delivery of
health education materials for
girls and boys mentoring
programs
 Community advocacy and
partnership

7. ONE MORE WEEK: KEY STAKEHOLDERS
DEO (1)
SMCs (176)
Senior Female &
Male Teachers
(352)
Parents
P5-P7 Girls
(30,000)
Post-
pubertal
women
(80,000)

8. ONE MORE WEEK: ENVIRONMENT
 20 construction projects per year
($4,000 USD each)
 2 blocks of latrines (gendered)
 Washroom (gender-neutral)
 Rain Tank
 Lottery-based system
 School requirements for entry:
 Participation in education
 Provision of temporary washroom
 Provision of soap, extra uniforms and
emergency pads

9. ONE MORE WEEK: ONE PRODUCTS
 Reusable cotton fleece pads
 Highly absorbent up to 8 hours
 Environmentally-friendly
 Sustainable
 Locally-produced
 Affordable (10,000 UGX)
 Cotton underwear with attached
pads
 Non-absorbent cotton underwear
 Starter kits with 2 pads and a cycle
beads necklace

10. ONE MORE WEEK: BUSINESS MODEL
 Independent location
 2 program managers
 3 internships per year
 20 full time production staff
 10 foot pedal powered sewing
machines
 Max. capacity of 160,000 units/yr
 15 ONE hygiene specialists
 No pre-purchasing
 Financial education & savings

11. ONE MORE WEEK: TIMELINE - YEAR 1
Months 1-2
• DEO
• Hire program management
• Secure facilities
Months 3-4
• Source materials
• Develop trainings and protocols
Months 5-7
• Prototype production
• Community feedback
• Recruit & hire staff

12. ONE MORE WEEK: TIMELINE - YEAR 1
Month 8
• Training of staff
• Start production
Months 9-11
• SMC meetings
• Senior Teacher meetings
• Teacher product sampling
Month 12
• Parent meetings
• Baseline facilities data
• Continuing education

13. ONE MORE WEEK: TIMELINE - YEAR 2
Months 1-3
•1st trimester education
•Baseline data collection
•Continuing education
•Lottery Selection
Months 4-7
•2nd trimester education
•Continuing education
•Facilities construction
Months 8-12
•3rd trimester education
•Year-end data collection
•Continuing education

14. ONE MORE WEEK: TIMELINE - YEARS 3-5
Months 1-3
•1st trimester education
•Baseline data collection
•Continuing education
•Lottery Selection
•Year-end data analysis
Months 4-7
•2nd trimester education
•Continuing education
•Facilities construction
Months 8-12
•3rd trimester education
•Year-end data collection
•Continuing education
•Data analysis (year 5 only)

15. ONE MORE WEEK: M & E PLAN
Outcome Goal Year I Goal Years 2-3 Goal Years 4-5
# staff trained 30 40 40
% students receiving health education N/A 90% 99%
% accuracy health knowledge N/A 80% 95%
% teacher utilization of educational aids N/A 50% 75%
% menstruating P5-P7 girls with 1+ pad N/A 70% 99%
% girls completing PLE N/A +10% +20%
# products sold N/A 200,000 320,000
% individuals purchasing products N/A 50% 75%
% schools providing facilities N/A 90% 99%
# facilities built N/A 40 80
% sexually active students using birth
control
N/A +10% +20%

16. ONE MORE WEEK: BUDGET
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Projected Expenditures (USD)
Site Salaries Production Advertising
405,000
460,000
512,000
614,000
676,000

17. ONE MORE WEEK: BUDGET
0
100000
200000
300000
400000
500000
600000
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Projected Income (USD)
Specialists Income Program Income
27,000
243,000
33,000
297,000
50,000
450,000
55,000
495,000

18. QUESTIONS & COMMENTS