In light of Menstrual Hygiene Day the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, with partners, will be hosting a webinar discussion entitled “Let’s Talk…..Period!”, to be held on Saturday, May 30 2020 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 p.m. (EDT).
The session will be used to educate and empower young women and girls to have necessary conversations around menstruation and sexual and reproductive health and rights amongst themselves, with parents and other adults. This is particularly important given the current COVID-19 context and its impacts surrounding menstrual health. The space created for this virtual event will include sessions facilitated by a range of sexual and reproductive health and rights and mental health practitioners.
Moderator:
- Ms. Marisa Hutchinson – Youth and Gender Activist, Barbados; Programme Officer, International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW AP)
Presenters:
- Dr. Rashida Daisley – Medical Director, Barbados Family Planning Association (BFPA); Vice President, Barbados Association of Endometriosis & P.C.O.S (BAEP)
- Ms. Rose-Ann Foster-Vaughn – Administrative Project Officer, Barbados Council For The Disabled (BCD)
- Ms. Keriann Hurley – Director, Gems In The Rough (GITR); Social Worker/Manager Youth Programming, Barbados Family Planning Association (BFPA)
- Ms. Denise Blackstock – Liaison Officer, The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
Date and Time:
30 May 2020 at 6:00 pm (Barbados time).
How to attend?
The event will take place via Zoom.
►You must pre-register to receive the Zoom link to attend.
Participants will be able to post their questions and comments to the panelists via CHAT option.
Please find attached promotional material for the event. Feel free to disseminate the flyer among your networks, including any members that may be familiar with youth groups.
We look forward to seeing you there!
