Real-time menstrual hygiene compliance monitoring for Malawi
Malawi has persistent gaps in comprehensive menstrual hygiene management in schools despite achieving 80% water supply coverage
MHMGuardian provides Ministry officials and district officers with live visibility into menstrual hygiene management across all schools. School focal teachers use a dead-simple mobile app to submit standardized indicators monthly. The platform auto-generates compliance scores, highlights schools falling behind, and suggests targeted interventions.
Adolescent schoolgirls and Ministry of Health/Sanitation officials in Malawi
Pre-built MHM indicator framework aligned with Malawi Ministry of Health standards with automated compliance scoring and intervention recommendation engine.
professional
Simple forms for teachers to submit MHM indicators
Red/yellow/green scores per school and indicator
Live view of all districts with drill-down
Suggests specific actions based on scores
Monthly reports formatted for Ministry leadership
Monitor which schools have received MHM training
Visualize improvement across quarters
For deeper analysis by data teams
For schools without smartphones
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| district | text | No |
| region | text | No |
| last_submission | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| school_id | uuid | No |
| period | text | No |
| has_separate_toilets | bool | No |
| pad_availability_score | int | No |
| water_availability | bool | No |
| submitted_by | uuid | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| school_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| assigned_to | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/submissionsSubmit monthly MHM indicators
/api/compliance/scoreCalculate and return compliance score
/api/dashboard/nationalNational overview with filters
/api/interventionsCreate recommended intervention
Single district
Up to 5 districts
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 12 | 60% | $450 | $5,400 |
| Month 6 | 45 | 75% | $2,850 | $34,200 |
Automated compliance scoring, live dashboards, and actionable recommendations for Ministry and district officers.
Present the prototype directly to the Ministry of Health Sanitation Unit (already mapped during validation). Secure one national license and two district licenses as initial customers by offering co-branded pilot with their existing WASH monitoring team. Use these relationships to expand to all districts.
Flexible form builder used by many NGOs
Generic — requires building all MHM logic and scoring from scratch
Pre-configured Malawi MHM framework with automatic scoring and recommendations
Widely adopted by African Ministries
Complex setup and not specific to school MHM
Turnkey solution purpose-built for menstrual hygiene management with 1-day onboarding
Official alignment with Malawi Ministry MHM indicators creates regulatory moat; accumulated compliance history becomes valuable institutional knowledge.
The Malawi Ministry of Health released new MHM monitoring guidelines in 2023 that require monthly school-level reporting — exactly what this platform automates.
Government data sovereignty concerns
Host on African servers, sign data processing agreements with Ministry, offer on-premise option for v2
Data quality from schools
Include validation rules, random verification visits by district officers, and training
Success: Formal letter of interest or MoU signed
Success: 85% monthly submission rate for 3 consecutive months
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