The CAAPP Project

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𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐀𝐀𝐏𝐏 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭⁣
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⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣From 2023 to 2025, the Collective Action Against Period Poverty (CAAPP) Project partnered with 13 NGOs across Sri Lanka’s northern and central provinces to tackle period poverty. The project focused on improving menstrual health and hygiene, eliminating stigma and discrimination, and strengthening grassroots civil society efforts to expand access to menstrual products, spark public dialogue, and empower women and girls to thrive in school, work, and community life.

Today, the final Steering Committee meeting was held at Galle Face, bringing together key stakeholders to reflect on the journey, share best practices, and chart the path forward for menstrual health equity in Sri Lanka.

Special appreciation is extended to the Steering Committee members, whose technical expertise and commitment were instrumental in shaping this initiative. Their continued support helped elevate the CAAPP Project from a grassroots effort to a national platform for change.

This evening, in celebration of 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐲𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 and as the closing event of the CAAPP Project, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬..𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥! 𝟑𝐩𝐦 𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬!
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𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐃: 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞

A powerful collection of stories capturing the lived realities and bold progress made in ending period poverty across Sri Lanka. From breaking taboos to advancing dignity and access, this book stands as a testament to the transformative power of collective action.

The booklet was handed over to representatives of the Health Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Education, UN Women, UN Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association and Save a Life Foundation, Jaffna. It was also handed over to the CAAPP Project Steering Committee Members.

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 : https://bit.ly/44PoFiV

Ms. Olivia Bellemere, Cultural and Cooperation Counselor at the Embassy of France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, delivered a special address, stating:
“𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘈𝘈𝘗𝘗 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘳𝘪 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 13 𝘚𝘳𝘪 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩: 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘈𝘈𝘗𝘗 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.”