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2025
Annual Report
Consolidated Annual Report
Irise Institute East Africa (IIEA) delivered a year of significant impact in 2025, advancing menstrual health and
hygiene (MHH), menstrual justice, and period equality across East Africa and beyond.
- December 18, 2025
2024
Annual Report
IIEA Annual Report 2024
In 2024, IIEA made significant progress in scaling the Period Positive Schools Program, which strengthened partnerships with schools and working with special needs children.
- December 18, 2024
2023
Annual Report
IRISE Institute East Africa Annual Report 2023
In 2023 , IIEA prioritized strengthening menstrual Health management to tackle the barriers that cause period inequalities among girls and women.
- December 24, 2023
Uganda
Snapshots
Menstruation and menstrual practices
The Government of Uganda recognizes menstrual health and hygiene as a very critical issue that limits the participation of women and girls in education and development processes.
Snapshots
Priority List of Indicators for Girls’ Menstrual Health and Hygiene
There is growing global recognition of menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) as an important health, education, rights, and gender equality issue
Snapshots
Menstrual Health Country Snapshot: Uganda
Menstruation and menstrual practices are still disquieted by taboos and socio-cultural restrictions resulting in adolescent girls remaining ignorant of hygienic health practices
Kenya
Kenya
MENSTRUAL HEALTH COUNTRY SNAPSHOT
In Kenya, menstrual health & hygiene is increasingly recognized by government as evidenced by the Kenya Menstrual Health Policy, but policy implementation remains a challenge.
Tanzania
Tanzania
MENSTRUAL HEALTH COUNTRY SNAPSHOT
In Tanzania, Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) is increasingly recognized by the government but not fully mainstreamed.
Malawi
Malawi
MENSTRUAL HEALTH COUNTRY SNAPSHOT
In Malawi, menstrual health & hygiene is increasingly recognized, but not fully mainstreamed.
Rwanda
Rwanda
MENSTRUAL HEALTH COUNTRY SNAPSHOT
In Kenya, menstrual health & hygiene is increasingly recognized by government as evidenced by the Kenya Menstrual Health Policy, but policy implementation remains a challenge.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
MENSTRUAL HEALTH COUNTRY SNAPSHOT
In Zimbabwe there were some early initiatives around MHH, but MHH efforts are overshadowed by national economic insecurity.
2026
Training Manual
Training Handbook Cova Project
This training manual is a baseline for Cova Project menstrual health trainers and should be adapted to the specific country context to which the information is being disseminated.
- December 19, 2026
Training Manual
IIEA - Menstrual Health Education Training Manual
This resource is designed to guide an individual or organization wishing to conduct teaching on
menstruation.
- December 12, 2026
Training Manual
Pocket handbook on menstrual hygiene for Rural Women Ambassadors
Menstrual hygiene is an issue that every girl and woman must manage from the onset of adolescence.
- December 17, 2026
2025
Policy Brief
Parliamentary Forum for Menstrual Health and Hygiene in Uganda
- December 18, 2026