Sanitary Napkin Distribution and HPV Mentoring Program for Supporting Women's Internal Health
Walailak University (WU) recognizes the significance of women’s internal health as a critical issue that can impact female students’ ability to complete their education and female staff’s ability to perform their professional roles effectively. To address this, the university has launched several initiatives aimed at improving women’s health and fostering gender equality by eliminating gender-related barriers.
In 2024, WU introduced a Sanitary Napkin Distribution Scheme to support female students and staff by providing free access to sanitary napkins. This initiative was designed to reduce the stigma surrounding menstrual health and promote equal opportunities for women. To ensure accessibility, WU installed sanitary napkin dispensers in female student dormitories, allowing students to freely access the supplies whenever needed.
5. The Digital Communication Arts program has taken the learning media kits, modified by botanists, and evaluated the media exposure of the sample group to disseminate to other local youth groups. There is a plan to expand the results to schools in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province that are members of the School Botanical Garden Project. In addition, the researcher has followed up on the results of the media implementation and found that the sample group that participated in the project has taken the media kits and the activities of pinning stories about plants near our homes to continue in their areas, showing the expansion of the results in terms of plant conservation in each local area when the project is over.
Goal 5: Gender Equality