Episode 011: WASH United and Menstrual Hygiene Day with Ina Jurga

The Days for Girls Podcast

Ina Jurga is a menstrual health innovator and sanitation engineer specializing in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) development. She has led partnership-building and education projects for international NGO (and Days for Girls partner) WASH United since 2012, and serves as the international coordinator for Menstrual Hygiene Day. She is passionate about creating collective impact for menstruators on a global scale.

In this episode, Ina sits down with DfG to talk about her work with WASH United, the relationship between menstrual health and the SDGs, global gaps and advancements in MHH advocacy, and everything you need to know about the menstrual movement’s most important day of the year: Menstrual Hygiene Day).

Highlights:

• The connection between WASH and MHH, and why WASH United started focusing on menstrual health management
• Why menstrual health is relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals
• How Ina was called to the menstrual health space as a sanitation civil engineer
• Menstrual Hygiene Day: this year’s theme, focus and ways to get involved
• WASH United’s advocacy efforts to raise awareness and funding for menstrual health issues
• Ina’s assessment of MHH progress and gaps in countries around the world
• All about the Period Tax Project: a free online resource for information about period taxes and campaigns around the world

Connect:

Ina

• Email: [e-mail] | [e-mail]
• LinkedIn: Ina Jurga

Menstrual Hygiene Day

• Twitter: @MHDay28May
• Facebook/Instagram: @MenstrualHygieneDay
• Resources:
  • MH Day: www.menstrualhygienday.org
  • Making the Case for Menstrual Health and Hygiene: https://menstrualhygieneday.org/making-the-case-for-investing-in-menstrual-health-and-hygiene-introducing-a-new-standard/
  • MHM & SDG Infographic: https://menstrualhygieneday.org/project/infographic-mhm-and-sdgs/
  • Menstruation Bracelet: https://menstrualhygieneday.org/braceletguide/

Other Websites

• WASH United: www.wash-united.org
• Sustaimable Development Goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
• Period Tax: www.Periodtax.org
• Making the Case for Menstrual Health and Hygiene: https://menstrualhygieneday.org/making-the-case-for-investing-in-menstrual-health-and-hygiene-introducing-a-new-standard/
• MHM & SDG Infographic: https://menstrualhygieneday.org/project/infographic-mhm-and-sdgs/

Bio:

Ina Jurga has more than 15 years of experiences in development cooperation in the areas of WASH, and has worked for WASH United since 2012. WASH United is an international NGO based in Berlin, focusing on advocacy and education around water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and menstrual health & hygiene (MHH). She is the international coordinator for Menstrual Hygiene Day, which was initiated by WASH United in 2014, in addition to overseeing education projects.

Ina is a civil engineer by training, and also hol

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