Report: International workshop on Dignified Menstruation 2020

International workshop on Dignified Menstruation 2020

A three-day International Workshop on Dignified Menstruation was convened by the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen, Nepal, in association with the National Human Right Commission and Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation as well as Radha Paudel Foundation. This is the 2nd workshop on Dignified Menstruation, held between 8th to 10thDecember, 2020. The first was organized in 26th May virtually. The theme of the workshop was `Menstrual Talk, Dignity first' and brought together around 1,000 participants from more than 30 countries. The workshop covered the following 5 key themes:

1. Putting Dignity at the centre

2. Dignity is key for psychosomatic development

3. Menstrual dignity across the lifecycle: Puberty to menopause

4. Menstruation and multiple pandemics

5. Is Menstrual dignity of political interest?

The aim of this three-day workshop was to ensure the dignity of menstruators in all their diversity across the life- course as well as magnify the campaign of dignity during menstruation at all levels and across all sectors.