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Reaching the Remote Communities of Tsum Valley: 12 Villages and 2 Nunneries
In Upper Tsum Valley, Gorkha, Conscious Connections Nepal (CCN) partnered with Drokpo Nepal to provide menstrual health education and reusable pad-making training to women, girls, and nuns. Reaching the communities required more than 12 hours by jeep followed by four days of trekking, but local partnerships helped bring the program to villages that rarely have access to such training.
Challenges:
Tsum Valley’s difficult terrain, limited transportation, and high cost of menstrual products make access to menstrual health information and supplies challenging. Cultural stigma and long-held beliefs around menstruation can also make it difficult for women and girls to openly discuss their experiences.
Our Action:
CCN and Drokpo Nepal conducted menstrual health and reusable pad-making sessions across 12 villages and 2 nunneries. With support from local mothers’ groups, the Kyimolung Foundation, and local government representatives, temporary learning spaces were arranged in monasteries, village courtyards, and even along riverbanks. Participants learned about menstruation, reproductive health, family planning, menstrual products, and simple exercises for menstrual pain, while also making their own reusable cloth pads and receiving hygiene kits.
The lasting Impact:
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Women and girls across 12 villages and 2 nunneries gained menstrual health knowledge.
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Participants learned to make and care for reusable menstrual pads.
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Women received hygiene kits with reusable pads, soap, and cotton underwear.
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Participants had a safe space to openly share experiences and question harmful menstrual beliefs.
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Local partnerships helped bring menstrual health education to communities that are difficult to reach.
Gorkha, Gandaki Province
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