Period stigma can hold people who menstruate back from education, access to jobs, and more.
in the hut she was banished to while menstruating. The country outlawed Chhaupadi in 2017, and the law takes effect in August 2018.In Kenya, more than one million girls miss up to six weeks of schools each year because they don’t have reliable access to menstrual products, according to the.
According to, the Kenyan government has been allocating about $3 million per year since 2011 toward distributing free menstrual pads to schools in low-income communities. ZanaAfrica reportedly helps distribute the pads and provide health education so girls have a better chance of staying in school.
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