Our Focus Integrating menstrual health into sexual reproductive health, water, sanitation and hygiene as well as other Public Health programmes. Explore Our Work
About Cycle Health

Who we are?

Cycle Health Zimbabwe (CHEZI) is a registered Private Voluntary Organisation seeking to strengthen Menstrual health programming, water sanitation and hygiene in Zimbabwe. Using Menstrual Health as an entry point, CHEZI weaves in all other sexual reproductive health and rights services such as HIV prevention & treatment, contraception, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), cervical cancer prevention, male circumcision. Cycle Health Zimbabwe employs evidence based social and behavior change communication strategies to tailor approaches.

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What We Are Good At

Our Focus

01.

ASRHR

Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights services, using Menstrual health & comprehensive Sexuality education as an entry point to Sexual reproductive health, HIV preventive and other public health services

02.

Menstrual Health

Strengthening the integration of comprehensive Menstrual health services into Sexual reproductive health & rights services, Water Sanitation & Hygiene, HIV prevention services, and other public health programs

03.

Policy Advocacy

Promoting an enabling and supportive  Menstrual and sexual reproductive Health environment  for Adolescents and Young People.

04.

Research

Evidence-based programming, real-time programs monitoring, and evaluation for sound interventions

05.

Water Sanitation & Hygiene

Integrating WASH services into Menstrual Health

06.

Life Skills

Equipping adolescents and young people with soft skills for improved livelihoods

Did You Know?

1 in 4

Adolescent girls aged 15-19 has an unmet need for contraception

70,000

Girls die each year from pregnancy or child birth complications, making it the second leading cause of death for girls aged 15-19 worldwide

7 million

Girls under the age of 18 give birth each year

Training

Pad & Panty Training Manual

Compiled a Menstrual Health and Hygiene Education and Awareness Manual and a Pad/Panty Making Manual for trainees to be distributed alongside sewing notions during skills training and future pad and panty making activities.

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Amazing Facts About Menstruation
  • Girls can get pregnant whilst on their period – shocked, aren’t you? Well guys, the odds of a woman getting pregnant depends on here ovulation cycle rather than the periods themselves
  • Girls will spend nearly 10 years of life on their period – from the time of her first cycle to menopause, the average woman will have around 450 periods in lifetime. That’s a lot of periods!!
  • Menstruation is normal! It is the monthly shedding of blood and uterine tissue and an important part of the reproductive cycle. Typically, it lasts 2-7 days.
  • On average women dispose off between 11000 and 16000 pads or tampons in her lifespan. They end up in the landfill or blocking the drainage, reusable materials are zero waste
  • Your periods get worse when it is cold – cold weather can impact your period making it heavier and longer than normal
  • Your brain can be affected by your period – research suggests that cognitive functions and attention span may be affected because of period pain – that explains those episodes of brain fog and lack of concentration then – phew!
  • Buying reusable pads may feel like an expensive purchase but remember, that’s all you’ll ever need to spend on sanitary products for three years, it saves you money!
  • The amount of blood is usually between 6 and 8 teaspoons each month
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