Inonge Kaloustian

Professional footballer and Goodwill Ambassador for #kickthestigma
Inonge Kaloustian
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Inonge Kaloustian

Inonge Kaloustian is a professional footballer and is also a Goodwill Ambassador for GIZ’s #kickthestigma campaign. For the past year, she has been plying her trade in the Zambian Women’s Premier League, playing for ZISD Women FC (Zambia Institute for Sustainable Development) as well as the Zambian women’s national team. Her research interests lie in social epidemiology, health equity, health literacy, and harm reduction. She aims to pair her experiences in her athletic and academic spaces in order to promote health equity for all, including advocating for increased MHH resources on the African continent specifically.  

Kaloustian holds a Master of Health Science (MHS) degree in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Sessions

Breaking Taboos, Flowing Forward: 10 years of Menstrual Hygiene Day

Bärbel Kofler, Sara Nuru, Ina Jurga, Inonge Kaloustian, Gerda Binder, Katie Gallus

Summary
Who cares about menstruation? The Millions of girls and women worldwide facing stigma and exclusion during their periods certainly do. Explore how social media and digital approaches can be leveraged to reshape the narrative, breaking menstrual taboos. Ready to join the movement?
Feminism
Health
Participation & Access
Stage 10
Panel
English
Conference