Thank you so much for this opportunity to intern for and work for RJI. I had a wonderful time learning from you. Thank you for this amazing experience in the beautiful Costa Rica!
Alice Liao, Michigan University.
Most girls and women in Upala, rural Costa Rica zone, have no prior experience using sanitary pads. While on their period, they usually stay at home until it stops. Women are unable to attend social functions, and girls are not able to go to school. Many girls and women there struggle every month just to manage their periods hygienically, something that many of us take for granted. Lacking access to basic sanitary and hygiene products or facilities, women are forced to use unhygienic cloth and girls often skip school out of shame and fear of bullying.
Lack of basic products or knowledge about how to manage menstruation can lead to both physical and psychological harms and results in girls missing out on crucial education.
The Project MHM MENSTRUAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT Project August 2024 distributes washable, reusable sanitary pads as part of a sustainable response to the challenges faced by females in rural upala communities.
Thanks to University of Connecticut in collaboration with Isabella Helgeson, BOLD and the Reto Juvenil Internacional team, with logistical support from local Partners such as Costa Rica Ministry of Health – Jasmines EBAIS, Ministry of Education, Upala Women Office and Upala Local Government; We identified and worked with the most vulnerable female community members to support with our hygiene and sanitation Program.
Rural females received a dignity kit, that contains a sanitary pad, informative brochures and training. The females were trained in how to use the pads “The sanitary pads are eco-friendly, cost-effective and can be re-used for 5 years” and how to contact and access specific free programs to promote rights and opportunities, In addition, the women received transport and lunch.
Objectives Achieved
El comedor benefits directly 220 primary school students from 5 to 13 years old and supports around 200 families. This wonderful program serve a daily plate of food for the kids ( rice and beans mainly) provided thanks to casual donors.
Mothers help to cook every day for a plate of food too but we spend a lot of money paying electricity bills, gas or buying wood to cook the food.
El comedor:
Today thanks to Winds Of Change, Canada, we set a solar-powered electric stove that is helping the dining program to feed more kids instead pay the for Electricity bills to cook, and winds of change also donated the amount necessary for the urgent infrastructure improvements transforming El Comedor in a better and safe place for the Kids to eat and share.
Thank you very Much
Winds of Change
Thank you for being part of this experience
Thanks to all of you: Volunteers, Community Leaders, Schools and Universities, Donors, Public and Private Organizations, Partners, Collaborates, Associates and Board Members.
We at Reto Juvenil Internacional are honored to have been chosen amongst hundreds NGOs for this award. Your support and help played a pivotal role to obtain this award.
“Best Youth Leadership & Community Development Initiative 2024”
By Acquisition International
The voice of modern business, dedicated to delivering vital updates and analysis of the largest corporations in the world. Acquisition International magazine's annual awards have been highlighting the amazing work done by firms and individuals. With a focus on those committed to a ceaseless dedication to innovation, customer care and the continued growth and improvement of their businesses.
Reto Juvenil Internacional Award Reflects our Compromise with :
Gracias por ser parte de esa experiencia.
Gracias a todos ustedes: Voluntarios, Líderes Comunitarios, Escuelas y Universidades, Donantes, Organizaciones Públicas y Privadas, Socios, Colaboradores, Asociados y a nuestros miembros de la Junta Directiva.
En Reto juvenil Internacional nos sentimos honrados de haber sido elegidos entre cientos de ONGs para este premio. Su apoyo y ayuda jugaron un papel fundamental para obtener el premio como:
“Mejor Iniciativa de Liderazgo Juvenil e Iniciativa de Desarrollo Comunitario 2024”
By Acquisition International
La voz de los negocios modernos. Dedicada a brindar actualizaciones y análisis vitales de las corporaciones más grandes del mundo a lectores corporativos. Los premios anuales de la revista Acquisition International destacan el increíble trabajo realizado por empresas e individuos, se enfocan en aquellos comprometidos con una dedicación incesante a la innovación, la atención al cliente y el crecimiento y mejora continua de sus negocios.
Este Reconocimiento a Reto Juvenil Internacional Refleja nuestro Compromiso con:
RETO JUVENIL INTERNACIONAL
Participant of the Annual Event of the OECD
Youth Organisations’ Sounding Board for Governance (YOUNG)
The event serves for youth organisations across the OECD to meet with each other, receive updates on the latest work of YOUNG, and to discuss the findings of the survey to youth organisations on how you would like to continue engaging with the OECD. The event was also an opportunity to be consulted on ongoing work of the OECD to support adhering countries to implement and disseminate the OECD Recommendation on Creating Better Opportunities for Young People .
YOUNG promotes a government-wide strategy to improve youth outcomes in all relevant policy areas, including employment, entrepreneurship, education and social policies, as well as civic engagement and public governance. To support the implementation and dissemination of the Youth Recommendation, the OECD has been working towards an OECD Youth Policy Toolkit which will provide hands-on guidance and good practices on the design and implementation of policies in line with the Youth Recommendation.
RETO JUVENIL INTERNACIONAL participate with members of Youthwise, the OECD’s Youth Advisory Board, and young people from Berlin, Latin American OECD countries and Asia-Pacific OECD countries, to gain a better understanding of young people’s needs and priorities and discuss the role they can play in the implementation of the Youth Recommendation to enrich the main pillars such as: labour market; social inclusion and wellbeing; trust in government and public institutions.
Earth Day 2024
PLANET vs PLASTIC
Reto Juvenil Internacional is one of the largest recruiter of environmental movements in Central America. The theme for Earth Day 2024 – “Planet vs Plastic”
Reto Juvenil volunteers have been volunteering in Costa Rica and Central America since 1992 supporting hundreds of environmental conservation programs in partnership with many national and Global organization to preserve the planet. We are also part of Earth Charter a document with sixteen principles that drive a global movement towards a more just, sustainable and peaceful world. To support the movement, the Education Center offers courses, resource materials and network opportunities to turn conscience into action. The main job is that our volunteers use their knowledge on Earth Charter in different villages along the region organizing actions projects on sustainability with locals.