Tumbes, Peru. - As part of the "Saving Lives" project, on October 13, the delivery of 225 dignity kits to women and adolescents from the districts of San Jacinto, Tumbes, La Cruz, Corrales, Zarumilla, Zorritos, including 36 migrant/refugee women, took place. They were provided with information about services for gender-based violence guidance and care, as well as sexual and reproductive health care to reduce the risk of experiencing GBV, and to promote their safety and dignity.
The purpose of delivering dignity kits is to meet the basic hygiene needs, including menstrual hygiene, and to promote their safety and dignity, reaffirming the premise that all women have the right to self-care and hygiene in humanitarian contexts.
This activity was carried out as part of the preparations for responding to the state of emergency declaration due to flooding in the northern regions of Peru. It aims to strengthen and contribute to the self-care, self-esteem, and personal hygiene of the population at risk and/or affected by the climate crisis.
Dignity kits contain a set of items such as soap, underwear, sanitary towels, a mirror, a comb, shampoo, a toothbrush, toothpaste, repellent, informative booklets on intimate hygiene and gender-based violence, basic items for the self-care of women and adolescents.
This delivery will be replicated in the two regions where the project operates: Piura and Lambayeque. The event was attended by the Provincial Municipality of Tumbes, the National Aurora Program - MIMP, the Regional Directorate of Labor and Employment Promotion, the Community Mental Health Center, the Superior Court of Justice of Tumbes, as well as other United Nations agencies and cooperating entities such as UNHCR, UNICEF, HIAS, IRC, ADRA.
Funds from CERF to Save Lives and Leave No One Behind
UNFPA in Peru has received funding from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to ensure sexual and reproductive health services and protection for women and adolescents affected by the floods in the northern part of the country. Among the planned actions are the strengthening of primary care, monitoring of pregnancies, and access to family planning services through sexual and reproductive health kits in healthcare facilities.
Learn more about the project: https://peru.unfpa.org/es/salvando-vidas-peru-cerf
