{"id":2462,"date":"2026-09-03T11:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:57:25","slug":"owacdo-community-health-workers-womens-health-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/owacdo-community-health-workers-womens-health-benue\/","title":{"rendered":"OWACDO Trains 20 Community Health Workers to Support Women\u2019s Health in Benue"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2462\" class=\"elementor elementor-2462\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259132 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00259132\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00259131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Community health workers\u2019 training in Benue<\/strong> is helping OWACDO take accurate menstrual and menopausal health information beyond the training room and into the communities where women need it most.<\/p>\n\n<p>Under the <em>Voices of Change: Menstrual &amp; Menopausal Health Education Campaign<\/em>, the Okaha Women and Children Development Organisation (OWACDO) trained 20 community health workers from Makurdi and Guma Local Government Areas. The two-day programme took place on 23\u201324 May 2025 at the International Centre for Culture and Theatre (ICCT) in Makurdi, Benue State.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259135 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00259135\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259133 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"00259133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00259134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building practical knowledge for women\u2019s health<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259137 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00259137\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00259136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The training was designed to strengthen participants\u2019 understanding of perimenopause and menopause while equipping them to support women experiencing these natural stages of life. It also prepared the health workers to share reliable information, respond sensitively to questions and challenge misconceptions within their communities.<\/p>\n\n<p>Participants examined menstrual health and hygiene, the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, menopause, sexually transmitted infections and the cultural beliefs that often shape how these subjects are discussed. Presentations were combined with group discussions, practical exercises, reflection and the sharing of lived experiences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259139 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00259139\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00259138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-and-menopausal-health-education-training-1024x969.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2456\" alt=\"Participants during OWACDO menstrual and menopausal health education training\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-and-menopausal-health-education-training-1024x969.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-and-menopausal-health-education-training-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-and-menopausal-health-education-training-768x727.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-and-menopausal-health-education-training-1536x1454.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-and-menopausal-health-education-training.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Participants combine technical learning with discussion and practical group work during the two-day training.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0025913b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0025913b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0025913a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0025913a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why community health workers matter<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0025913d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0025913d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0025913c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0025913c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Community health workers are often among the most accessible sources of health information at the local level. They understand community realities, communicate in familiar ways and can help women seek appropriate support without shame. Strengthening their knowledge therefore creates a pathway for accurate information to reach many more people than those present at a single workshop.<\/p>\n\n<p>The approach is particularly important for menstrual and menopausal health. Silence, stigma and cultural myths can prevent women from asking questions or recognising when professional support may be helpful. Trained community workers can create safer conversations, correct misinformation and encourage women to make informed decisions about their health.<\/p>\n\n<p>This programme builds on OWACDO\u2019s wider work to improve menstrual and menopausal health awareness in Benue State. It complements initiatives such as the organisation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/mens-forum-menstrual-health-makurdi\/\">Men\u2019s Forum on menstruation and menopause in Makurdi<\/a> and its work with <a href=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/gamji-women-menstrual-health\/\">women in Gamji community<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0025913f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0025913f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0025913e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0025913e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Responsible and sensitive community engagement<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259141 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00259141\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00259140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to health topics, the training emphasised conflict sensitivity and the \u201cDo No Harm\u201d principle. These ideas are essential when discussing personal health experiences, social beliefs and stigma. Participants were encouraged to communicate respectfully, protect dignity and avoid actions that could expose individuals to embarrassment or harm.<\/p>\n\n<p>Effective reporting was also covered so that community engagement can be documented, reviewed and improved. Good records help project teams understand whom they are reaching, what concerns are emerging and where additional support may be needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259143 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00259143\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00259142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From training to community action<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259145 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00259145\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00259144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 20 trained community health workers now serve as important links between the campaign and communities in Makurdi and Guma. Their role is to continue the conversation with women, families and other community members, helping to replace silence and harmful myths with knowledge and support.<\/p>\n\n<p>The activity forms part of OWACDO\u2019s Voices of Change campaign, supported through <a href=\"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/\">F\u00f2s Feminista<\/a>. Through local capacity building and community education, the campaign seeks to make menstrual and menopausal health easier to understand and safer to discuss.<\/p>\n\n<p>For OWACDO, the training represents more than a two-day event. 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