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Sommer, M. et al., 2012. WASH in schools : empowers girls’ education : proceedings of the Menstrual Hygiene Management in Schools Virtual Conference 2012, New York, NY, USA: UNICEF.

Published on: 24/10/2013

WASH in Schools (WinS) fosters social inclusion and individual self-respect. By offering an alternative to the stigma and marginalization...

Sommer, M., 2012. Menstrual hygiene management in humanitarian emergencies : gaps and recommendations. , ppp. 83 - 104. Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Sommer-2012-Menstrual.pdf.

Published on: 29/06/2012

Over the last fifteen years there has been increasing attention to adolescent girls’ and women’s menstrual hygiene management (MHM) needs in...

Sommer, M., 2010. Putting menstrual hygiene management on to the school water and sanitation agenda. , ppp. 268-278. Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Sommer-2010-Putting.pdf.

Published on: 13/12/2010

Sommer, M., 2010. Where the education system and women's bodies collide : the social and health impact of girls' experiences of menstruation and schooling in Tanzania. , ppp. 521-529. Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Sommer-2010-Where.pdf.

Published on: 05/12/2011

The global development community has focused in recent decades on closing the gender gap in education, but has given insufficient attention to the...

Sommer, M., 2009. Menstruation and school girls : current and future initiatives. , ppP. 4-6; ill. Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Notes-2009-september.pdf.

Published on: 10/02/2011

An article based on school girls and menstruation, often a silent taboo topic but one that is important to bring to the forefront in the WASH in...

Sommer, M., 2009. Growth and changes = vipindi vya maisha, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Macmillan Aidan. Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Sommer-2009-Growth.pdf.

Published on: 29/06/2010

Sommer, M. & Kirk, J., 2008. Menstruation is on her mind : girl-centred, holistic thinking for school sanitation. , ppP. 4-6; ill.; refs. Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Notes-2008-april.pdf.

Published on: 10/02/2011

An article on girl-centred, holistic thinking for school sanitation, one of the vital components for successful WASH in schools activities. ...

Kirk, J. & Sommer, M.,0 Menstruation and body awareness: linking girls’ health with girls’ education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: KIT Publishers.

Published on: 09/12/2009

This paper examines the relationships between adolescent girls’ health and well-being, with a particular emphasis on the intersection between post...

Sommer, M. et al., 2013. WASH in schools empowers girls’ education : proceedings of the Menstrual Hygiene Management in Schools Virtual Conference 2013, NY, USA: UNICEF and Columbia University. Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/wins_empowers_girls_education_mhm2013_procedings4.pdf.

Published on: 06/05/2014

Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and UNICEF jointly hosted the first virtual conference on MHM in WinS. The conference...

Sommer, M. et al., 2016. A time for global action : addressing girls’ menstrual hygiene management needs in schools. PLOS Medicine, 13(2), pp1-6 : 1 tab.

Published on: 26/05/2017

This paper briefly describes the state of the evidence on menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in schools, the remaining knowledge gaps, and potential...