The Leadership Initiatives International Public Health Internship is an excellent opportunity for students to devise practical, sustainable solutions for global health problems. This poster outlines our team's work in the improvement of menstrual health and hygiene in Bauchi State, Nigeria, with an in-depth workshop on how to create reusable menstrual products.

Based on this, our project, through surveys and Skype interviews with local stakeholders-including healthcare providers, educators, and community members-found out the essential gaps that lie in raising menstrual health awareness, access to products, and its stigmatization by society. This insight therefore will drive the creation of a low-cost workshop, culturally sensitive in design, that would effectively bring into realization methods of empowering women and girls to manage their menstrual health.

The workshop combined theoretical learning on menstrual hygiene with practical sessions, whereby participants were taught the methods of making reusable menstrual pads with materials of local availability. This approach has not only contributed to meeting the immediate needs of access to affordable menstrual products for an area with limited access but also promoted sustainable practices and skill development.

The key results of the intervention include increased awareness on menstrual health, increased self-sufficiency among beneficiaries, and increased community capacity to support menstrual hygiene management. Participants' feedback also revealed that the workshop played a vital role in decreasing stigma around the topic and increasing the openness of communication about menstrual health.

This is a project on how culturally appropriate and community-driven solutions can bring about improved public health outcomes. Using the collaboration framework provided by Leadership Initiatives Internship, we combine local perspectives in encouraging further efforts toward menstrual health challenges associated with or affecting the world today.