Fighting Water Scarcity and Disease: Kenya’s Sand Dam Revolution
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Jackson Okata (Lead Writer)In Kenya’s Kajiado West, Thomas Sankale, 60, endures the relentless heat while walking over three kilometres to water his…
Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024: Reducing Menstruation Stigma in Nigeria
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Precious Ajayi and Tzar Oluigbo [Lead Writers] This year’s 10th Menstrual Hygiene Day, with the theme #PeriodFriendlyWorld, calls on everyone to reflect…
How an Innovative Communications Model is Enhancing Menstrual Health Management in Bauchi, Nigeria
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By Sunday Oko and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Menstrual health and period poverty continue to be a major challenge affecting girls and…
Restoring the Menstrual Dignity of Female Inmates in Chichiri Prison, Malawi
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By Josephine Chinele A sanitary towel is a basic need for every girl and woman and must be available to them when…
Cupping the Flow: Reusable Cups Putting an End to Period Poverty in Nigeria
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In total, a woman menstruates for an estimated seven years during her lifetime. During this time, in addition to grappling with mood…
Say No to Period Taboo: The Senegalese organisations speaking up for African women and girls
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Every day, an estimated 800 million girls and women around the world experience their menstrual flow. Commonly known as a period, menstruation…
No More Absence: Abuja NGO works to improve menstrual health for schoolgirls
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Sylvia Egar was 13 years old in 2017 when she started her period for the first time. Her mother had never discussed…
New data from PMA2020 shed light on menstrual hygiene management in Kaduna, Nigeria
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Data on menstrual hygiene management (MHM) are scarce, especially at a large scale. As Melinda Gates noted at the recent Women Deliver…