GIZ Gender WebsiteNEW: 2015-2025 Anniversary Edition of our MenstruAction Flipbook! 👉 GIZ_MenstruAction-Publication-2025-WEB v15
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the GIZ staff initiative MenstruAction – a decade of breaking taboos, learning from each other, and making Menstrual Health and Hygiene part of our workplace and programming.
Our anniversary edition Flipbook takes you through our journey: from a small collaboration in 2015 among colleagues in education, health, gender, and WASH, to a global movement of committed gender focal points, allies, and changemakers.
Over the years, our collective efforts have led to concrete successes – from awareness campaigns to workplace policies and global partnerships. A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed!
As German Development Minister Svenja Schulze emphasized on Menstrual Hygiene Day 2022, “Menstruation should not be a taboo!”. Aligned with BMZ’s Feminist Development Policy, MenstruAction continues to raise awareness of MHH and its impact on the 3Rs – Rights, Representation, and Resources for women and girls. Read more here: Breaking the menstrual taboo together
Our Periods@Work campaign is one key milestone on this journey. Through events, impactful campaigns, and cross-sector collaborations, we are working to make MHH a mainstream topic – both within GIZ and beyond. Learn more: Let’s talk about Periods@Work | GIZ Gender
With #MHDay2025 on May 28 coming up, we’re staying committed to making menstrual health a priority and a matter of human rights!
Catch up on previous editions of the Flipbook:
2024 Edition: GIZ Gender Award – 2nd Prize for Periods@Work! Read here
2023 Edition: Breaking menstrual health taboos for true #GenderEquality Read here
2022 Edition: From Enthusiasm to Action – Fighting period stigma Read here