Self-care is not an indulgence, it’s often a life-preserving act. Despite the name, people need support to prioritize and practice it. Our self-care initiative provides women and girls with requested information and resources to access services and even take healthcare directly into their own hands when necessary.
500,000+
women reached with information and supplies
Top 5 demands
Women’s top self-care literacy and supply needs:
- antenatal care
- family planning
- nutrition
- menstrual health
- breast and cervical cancer
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mobilizing partners
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15
countries adopting self-care policies
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Self-care is the only opportunity to own our bodies and bring back our dignity.
Faridah Luanda 23-year-old DRC refugee and community activist
Resources
White Ribbon Alliance convenes the Self-Care Trailblazer Country Advocacy Working Group. Together, we are connecting women and girls with tools and people that help to navigate systemic and institutional barriers that leave many women and girls in the dark about their health and rights and rob them of their power to make decisions.
