The support group raises sanitary napkins for girls in the mountains: no fear of menstruation, let alone ashamed

Recently, more than 40 teachers in the "Northwest of Yunnan" brought more than 6,000 sanitary napkins on the video of Dashan. In the picture, the teachers and caring companies transported sanitary napkins to the mountains, distributed them to the girls in the mountains, and carried out "physiological health courses" for them.

As an NGO organization founded in 2007, northwestern Yunnan tribes noticed that in the mountains at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan, children are extremely scarce in physiological knowledge. Most of them do not know what menstruation and pregnancy mean.

The support group traveled to the mountain schools near Lijiang, Yunnan, set up physiological health classes, and popularized physiological knowledge to local children.

"Not only do you donate sanitary napkins, but more importantly, it is passed on to children a healthy physiological and psychological concept." On September 27, Yang Xiting, head of the head of northwestern Yunnan branch, was interviewed by Yang Xiting It is mentioned that this is not only a physiological health class, but also a mental health class. Teachers also listen to various problems encountered by children, such as early love, loneliness, not recognized, not accepted, etc. What children need is a kind of care and companionship.

The teachers in the support group popularize their children's menstrual knowledge. The pictures of this article are provided by the respondents

[Yang Xiting, head of the head of the northwest of Yunnan Venus]

"Children cried and finished class, they needed physiological knowledge too much"

Surging News: How do you notice the lack of physiological knowledge in the mountains in the mountains and think of raising sanitary napkins?

Yang Xiting: We noticed that the physiological and hygiene knowledge of children in the mountains is lacking. The conditions in the mountains are poor. Girls are very common in school. The teacher noticed that the female students sometimes did not come to class. They thought they were sick at the beginning. Later, they found that they were lying on the bed. I did n’t know what was going on after menstruation. Most of them are left -behind children, coupled with the influence of concepts, the elderly at home will not talk about this. We realize that this may affect the future health and fertility of girls.

At first, there were no conditions for raising sanitary napkins. They arranged physiological and health courses for girls and taught them how to make simple sanitary napkins. Later, the teachers of the support group launched their own social relationship and contacted the company to donate sanitary napkins to the local girls.

The teachers in the support group show the use of sanitary napkins in the classroom

Surging news: What do you mainly talk about physiological and health courses, and what reactions when children are in class?

Yang Xiting: From 2010 to 2014, many of the children cried in the class in the past few years. They need physiological knowledge too much, and they want to know about it too much, but parents will not tell them. Not only are they unable to cope with the physiological period, they don't even know how menstruation and pregnancy are.

In fact, this course does not need to be spoken for a long time. One or two lessons can solve the girl's confusion about the body. For a semester, we set up two lessons in local schools. Girls in junior high schools will come to listen. They are about thirteen to sixteen years old. There are also individuals who are seventeen years old. Elementary school girls around ten years old will come over. They urgently need to understand these knowledge and urgently need sanitary napkins and other supplies.

In the physiological and health class, the teacher of the support group will prepare in advance. The content of the lecture has its own characteristics. There are no differences in menstrual shame, and there are no different education, that is, men and women grow up without differences. There are also some hands -on links, such as making simple sanitary napkins and using sanitary napkins correctly.

Our teachers are not only imparting physiological knowledge, but also the habit of fighting the original concept and unhygienic.

Teachers and children are together with children

Surging News: After taking this course, what changes have children?

Yang Xiting: In recent years, around 2015, we took a big change in this course, that is, boys and girls have been together. Because the concept was conservative before, the school generally did not let boys participate. With the circulation of information, children gradually have gender awareness, and it is necessary for boys and girls to take physiological and health courses together. At this time, we will not only talk about menstruation, but also talk about the physiological structure of men and women, and the physical and mental changes of adolescence. Sometimes the children are more shy. Sorry for asking questions, our teachers will let everyone write the question on the small note, put them in the podium hat, and answer them one by one.

In remote mountainous areas, men and girls are in the same physiological and health class, and they also need support and understanding of local schools. The support team first sent the leader to talk to the principals of various schools, saying that this is a part of quality education, and it is also a course that is very important for students' mental health and physiological health. Some principals are very supportive, but some principals are more traditional, fearing that students will not cooperate, or they are afraid of causing the restlessness of adolescence, or they are worried that there will be no sanitary napkins in the future. In response to this situation, we will communicate with the principal many times, reiterate the importance, and provide a sanitary napkin raised from the society.

Teachers and children are together with children

"I don't need to be afraid of menstruation, and I don't need to be ashamed."

Surging News: How to raise and distribute sanitary napkins?

Yang Xiting: The teaching teacher talked about the use of sanitary napkins in the classroom. At first, the conditions were limited and there was no sanitary napkin. In 2014, the teachers of the branch group launched their own social relations and contacted the enterprise to donate sanitary napkins to the girls in the mountains. In recent years, the donation of sanitary napkins has not been broken, and there have been thousands of packages in the year, and it is divided into more than a dozen schools. The quantity is not the most important. The important thing is to teach girls to deal with the actual attitudes and their bodies correctly by issuing sanitary napkins. The teachers started from the reproductive organs, and then talked about the changes in adolescence. For example, the boys have become thickest when the throat sounds have gone, and there may be a phenomenon of nocturnal emission. The girl's chest begins to develop and the first menstrual tide occurs. This is the phenomenon of gradually mature our body. It is a very beautiful thing. We don't need to be afraid, and we don't need shame.

Some girls are afraid of bleeding, and the teacher will tell them whether the pain of the physiological period is related to their physical fitness. Blooding will not bring life danger. Menstruation is a common thing every woman will experience. If someone uses this to humiliate you, you must have confidence and correct them with your knowledge. After speaking, the teachers distributed sanitary napkins, which is a very natural process.

The distribution of sanitary napkins is very careful. We have strict regulations and clear records of any donated materials. This time, the company donated 6,000 pieces. Our teaching group will plan according to the donation plan of the company, such as how many children donated to, how many pieces of each child, how long they can use, and so on. Some companies have established long -term donation relationships. Our teaching group will do a transit. After the enterprise transports materials to the county seat, the support group team and school vehicles will then transport them to various schools and classes. The school and our teachers will pay attention to the use of sanitary napkins and other materials. For example, there are sisters in a girl's house.

Surging News: What difficulties did you encounter when transporting a sanitary napkin?

Yang Xiting: The troupe of northwestern Yunnan is next to the Jinsha River at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan. Basically, it is the alpine canyon, with a large gap in high and low, as well as Panshan Highway. The map is only two or 30 kilometers of mountain roads. It may take two hours to drive. The cost is too large. Many drivers refused as soon as they heard that they were sent to the mountains, so the support team has established their own pickup trucks since 2014 to choose drivers with more than ten years of driving age. In the case of poor weather, it is common for the car to fall into mud or tires. This also makes us cherish the supplies.

There is no way for some places to "last mile", we will use tractors or manpower. There were no teams before the teaching team, and all the materials were on the back of the teachers. We have become accustomed to doing something for the children. Including the current material transportation between the countryside and the countryside, it is also the teacher of the branch and the local principal.

The sanitary napkin sent the materials to the county seat by the company. In the end, there was no road. It was the teacher in our teaching group carrying a 6,000 sanitary napkin.

Surging News: What about the use of girls in mountainous girls now?

Yang Xiting: Since 2018, larger towns and towns have started to sell sanitary napkins in supermarkets, and girls in the central school have purchased channels. However, there are still no remote villages from the county seat. Girls have been in class, and with the consciousness of using sanitary napkins, they may entrust their brothers and sisters who are studying in the county and towns to help buy it, but most girls are still trapped in economic conditions. Some families may only give their children in half a month. 100 yuan living expenses, basically enough to eat and buy some school supplies. For many girls, sanitary napkins are a luxury. How much can we use the teaching group to send it, they are very cherished.

"What children need is a kind of concern and companionship"

Surging News: It has been more than ten years since the popularization of girls in the mountains. What do you think of the biggest meaning of supporting education?

Yang Xiting: The most obvious improvement is that the children understand the correct physiological knowledge. For children, the sooner you understand healthy physiological knowledge, the more you can treat adolescence and gender relations correctly. Now that the Internet is developed, instead of letting children guess blindly, it is better to instill scientific knowledge and positive ideas as early as possible. Some children may go to work after studying in junior high school. If they do not have a sense of health and safety, they may encounter problems. Our original intention was to let all children receive scientific physiological education.

Talking about physiological hygiene knowledge is just the beginning for us. Since its establishment in 2007, 5,000 teachers in 15 years, in addition to teaching and learning and physiological education, we have also conducted vocational education and mental health education. We will regularly study the issues collected, not only puberty, but also some psychological problems, such as early love and loneliness. We will communicate with our children half an hour before bedtime, and we will leave a message to the children when approved. In physiological and health classes, the female teachers appeared in a very affinity image, and they also distributed sanitary napkins to the girls. Many girls would quickly contact the teacher. Many small secrets told the teacher. From this perspective, we Not only do you donate a batch of things or donate sanitary napkins, you will find that what children need to care and accompany them.

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