The CAAPP Project's first activity of the year was a Training of Trainers (TOT) programme on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management. This session brought together public healthcare workers (doctors, nurses, and midwives) and medical students from the Colombo District. These trained individuals will go on to lead sessions for 13 selected NGOs under the CAAPP project, aimed at making a positive impact in local communities.

The training, conducted by Dr. Asanthi Balapitiya from the Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) of the Ministry of Health, had 25 participants and was held at the FPA Sri Lanka Auditorium at the Head Office.

The French Embassy in partnership with FPA Sri Lanka, launched the Collective Action Against Period Poverty (CAAPP) Project to promote the inclusion and empowerment of menstruators in Sri Lanka.

The project aims to make a significant difference in the lives of all menstruating people by improving menstrual health and hygiene, ending menstrual stigma and discrimination, realizing human rights to water and sanitation, addressing the lack of adequate WASH facilities in schools, and changing societal perceptions of menstruation and womanhood.