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The TPM (Tempo Para Meninas) project provides a dedicated space for girls, raising awareness on topics related to womanhood while distributing washable sanitary pads for girls in the most need. The sessions cover a range of essential topics, including:

Understanding the menstrual cycle
Self-esteem and confidence
Sexual abuse prevention
Teen pregnancy awareness
Fatherlessness
The value of women from a faith-based perspective

In a society where girls still feel ashamed to purchase or even carry sanitary pads, menstruation remains a taboo topic. Many girls go through their first period in isolation, without discussing it with family or friends.

TPM is committed to breaking this silence by fostering open conversations and empowering girls with the knowledge and resources they need.

Menstrual poverty is the name given to the situation of thousands of women around the world who do not have access to basic hygiene items during their menstrual period. According to the UN (United Nations), one in ten women in the world have missed school because they do not have a sanitary pad available, jeopardizing their education - an essential factor in women’s empowerment. In Brazil, this statistic rises to four in ten.

Although the UN has considered, since 2014, access to menstrual hygiene a right which must be treated as a public health issue, this is not a reality. In a survey carried out by UNICEF, 62% of girls stated that they have stopped going to school or social activities because of menstruation, and 73% have felt embarrassed in these environments.

The insecurity of the first menstruation combined with shame, fear, worry and even rejection, is further accentuated when women do not have the minimum hygiene items needed. This is where the TPM project plays a crucial role, working to combat menstrual poverty and ensure dignity for adolescent girls in a safe school environment.

The TPM meetings thus aim to provide time for girls by raising awareness of topics concerning the feminine world and the distribution of washable sanitary pads. The topics covered in TPM range from teaching how the menstrual cycle works, as well as topics such as self-esteem; sexual abuse; early pregnancy and the value of women under God’s perspective.

Due to these high costs, many girls resort to unsafe alternatives such as leaves, newspaper, sand, or old clothes, increasing their risk of urinary tract infections and other health complications. These unhygienic alternatives contribute to the stigma surrounding menstruation and negatively impact overall health. Besides teenagers, homeless women or prisoners do not have access to these hygiene items at all. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

TPM meetings follow a structured format:

0-5 minutes

Introduction by the Dean or a school representative

5-10 minutes

Music session

10-50 minutes

Lecture by
Gabriela Brandão

50-60 minutes

Free distribution of sanitary pads and books donated by Joyce Meyer Ministries

Gabriela Brandao

Born in Aracaju, Brazil, Gabriela is a qualified attorney (OAB/SE 10.150), recently graduated the master’s program of Missional Leadership at the Trinity Bible College and Graduate School (North Dakota, US) and also president of the Chad Daniel Institute.

In 2019, Gabriela transitioned from her legal career to follow the missionary calling she acknowledged to have since the teenager years. Since then, she has been fulfilling her vocation by discipling teenagers and ministering the Word of God to young people and adults in countries around Africa and North America, as well as Brazil.

It was during a missionary trip to Zambia that Gabriela first encountered extreme menstrual poverty. In partnership with the Reaching a Generation Ministry, based in South Africa, Gabriela visited schools and villages in the Sioma region, by the Zambezi River, in order to teach girls and women about sensitive issues in the feminine world, followed by the distribution of sanitary pads.

This mission experience caused such an impact, Gabriela returned to Brazil not only full of memories, but also with an extra suitcase full of sanitary pads, determined to replicate the missional model in her homeland.

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🩸 Todos os meses nosso sistema reprodutor se prepara para conceber um bebê. Quando a fecundação não acontece, nosso útero descama, causando assim o sangramento, o que chamamos de menstruação.

O TPM existe porque acreditamos que o valor de cada menina não se encontra em sua história, parentesco ou conta bancária.

O valor dela está em ter sido feita à imagem e semelhança de Deus. E nenhum trauma, ferida ou palavra maldita pode mudar isso.

Dignidade também é conhecer seu Criador. 🌸

#tbt em parceria com a @garnuu, realizamos 6 reuniões para mais de 500 meninas no povoado de Quixabeira e na cidade de Governador Mangabeira, Bahia.

O calor desses auditórios só não foi maior que o calor do nosso amor por cada menina que nos confiou suas dores e histórias.

Reconhecemos a importância da parceria com o Poder Público em prol da juventude, por isso reconhecemos e agradecemos o apoio da @prefmangabeira e da @sempemangabeira.

3 países - 30 encontros - mais de 3.300 meninas 🌸

Nas últimas 6 semanas, o TPM esteve com meninas nas aldeias da Zâmbia, nas escolas da África do Sul e nas igrejas de Moçambique.

Isso só foi possível graças a parcerias incríveis em casa um desses países. Obrigada @j.zonezambia @reaching_a_generation e @restaurandovidasmoz

Missão cumprida! A próxima missão será em Agosto no Nordeste do Brasil. Qual cidade deveremos visitar?

📍 Siamulunga Village, Zambia.

A cultura local não permite que meninas que nunca menstruaram aprendam sobre o funcionamento do ciclo. 🩸

Respeitamos a cultura e selecionamos as meninas que já passaram pela menarca para permanecerem. 🌸

Thank you @joycemeyer and @reaching_a_generation for loving girls everywhere and anywhere! 🇿🇲

🎥 @aflavianobrega

Estamos no @jornal.075 🗞️
Agradecemos mais uma vez o apoio do @andreeloycruzdasalmas e das escolas locais.
Voltaremos para a Bahia no segundo semestre! 🌸

Para contribuir com o TPM, o pix é o CNPJ do Instituto Chad Daniel:
40.401.468/0001-02

Para convites de agenda, envia-nos DM. 🌸

Day 5 - Vera Cruz de Itaparica 🌸

The message of dignity works like a medicine. It may bring pain to the surface in the moment but the goal is to heal the wound. ❤️‍🩹

A mensagem de dignidade funciona como um remédio. Pode doer no momento, mas o resultado é a cura da ferida. Agradecemos ao @colegiodaulia2024 pela acolhida, em especial à professora @atila.profhist por amar nossas meninas! 💟

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Want to partner with tpm?

To donate to TPM, send a tax-deductible gift to:

Chad Daniel Ministries

PO Box 2151

Redlands CA 92373

* Please write "TPM" in the memo line of a check

In Brazil, open the app of your bank account and scan the QR code for a pix transfer: