Charles Tumwebaze

Public Health Worker

Together Alive Health Initiative Uganda and The Period Equality Network

Charles is the founder and Team Leader of Together Alive Health initiative (TAHI), a women’s rights organization that focuses on championing SRHR need for marginalized girls in Uganda. Charles serves as the Chairperson of the African Youth and Adolescent Network on Population and Development Uganda Chapter, working to ensure that girls and young women have access to resources they need. Charles’s most significant contribution has been in the area of menstrual health for marginalized groups, working tirelessly to break stigma surrounding menstruation and has helped over 10,000 girls in Uganda gain access to menstrual products and education on menstrual health.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
04:30 pm EEST	06:00 pm EEST	Uniting for Menstrual Justice to Advance Gender Equality: Local Voices, Feminist Approaches, and Integration with SRHR Concurrent Room MH 2-2	Our session unites multi-sectoral stakeholders to build action for menstrual justice for all, to realize gender equality. Societal structures and inequalities deeply Read More Our session unites multi-sectoral stakeholders to build action for menstrual justice for all, to realize gender equality. Societal structures and inequalities deeply shape experiences of menstruation and the menstrual cycle. The resulting stigma, discrimination, and constrained access lead to significant loss of human and economic capital and potential. Limited investments and competing priorities further undermine sustained action on menstrual health (MH) and related rights across the lifespan. Our session delves into two interlinked approaches, feminist and grassroots leadership for MH, and integration of MH and SRHR, highlighting learnings from both, to launch a united approach to menstrual justice for gender equality. Session format: Whole System in a Room Organized by Global Menstrual Collective, Irise International/Irise Institute East Africa, Africa Coalition for Menstrual Health, Days for Girls International, Population Services International (PSI)-Europe, Simavi, WASH United, WaterAid, Plan International, UNFPA (East and Southern Africa), Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Government of Netherlands) Read Less Speakers Lillian Bagala Regional Director Irise Institute East Africa Arundati Muralidharan Coordinator Global Menstrual Collective Rosette Nanyanzi Susan Social Development Specialist / Gender Technical Advisor Ministry of Education and Sports - Uganda Patricia Kajumba Executive Director Twekonyere Foundation Uganda (TWEFU) Sholeha Menstrual Health and Hygiene Peer Educator Plan International Indonesia Patricia Humura Her Voice Fund Angel Her Voice Fund Charles Tumwebaze Public Health Worker Together Alive Health Initiative Uganda and The Period Equality Network Ayesha Leghari Country Director PSI Pakistan Esther Wambui Kimani Pan-African Feminist, Founder Zamara Foundation, SRHRJ expert and trained psychologist Zamara Foundation