Malnutrition, worsened by worm infections due to lack of hygiene and not wearing sandals, significantly affects child development in rural Asia. Our "Safe Steps" project aims to raise awareness about these issues. By encouraging regular use of sandals and teaching good hygiene, we aim to reduce worm infections, improve child health, and tackle malnutrition. This initiative involves educating communities to ensure lasting behavioral change towards better health outcomes.
Our project, "Shurokkhay Shadhinota," aims to break down these barriers and empower rural women through skill development. In the first phase, we provided comprehensive training to 30 underprivileged women, focusing on the importance of sanitary napkin usage, low-cost production techniques, and effective marketing strategies. This training was a collaborative effort with Cox's Bazar Women and Children Development Organization and facilitated by Women's Windows.
In the subsequent phase, we plan to identify and support two exceptional women who aspire to make a positive impact on society by producing and selling affordable sanitary napkins within their local communities. JCI Cox's Bazar will furnish them with the necessary equipment and authentic raw materials sourced in collaboration with Women's Windows, aiming that JCI Cox’s Bazar signed MoU with Women’s Windows as they are specialized in this field.
Over the course of three years, our project aims to create a minimum of five women entrepreneurs from underprivileged rural areas. Through the MoU signed with Women's Windows, other JCI organizations can also participate and extend similar training in their respective regions. Together, we envision a future where menstrual independence and women's empowerment go hand in hand, fostering healthier and more inclusive communities. Can Be Prevented Season 2: A Project for Awareness Creation & Vaccination Drive to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Our "Can Be Prevented" project aims to combat cervical cancer, the fourth most frequent cancer in women, through screening and HPV vaccination. Focusing on low and middle-income nations, our initiative aligns with WHO's 90-70-90 goals to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030. Actions include routine screening, HPV awareness programs, and vaccination drives. The result: we successfully vaccinated 780 rural women against HPV, fully vaccinated 50% of 15-year-old girls, screened 90% of women aged 27-45, and achieved 100% awareness of HPV risks, making significant strides towards cervical cancer elimination.