One in ten girls miss school during their period, reaching up to 20% of the school career missed. That equates to one in five days of education suffering as a result of period poverty; a lack of access to affordable menstrual products, and the absence of adequate education and support related to menstrual health. A global issue affecting millions, particularly in low-income countries and communities.
By training girls to make their own reusable sanitary pads, from readily available resources, we can change that. That’s what The Every Girl Project pioneers and provides; training that changes lives, and puts girls where they should be, in school, alongside their peers.
After visiting schools in Uganda last year, many Head teacher said that in the six months following the training on how to make reusable sanitary pads they had no girls miss school due to their period. That’s right, no girls off school. Zero absences due to their period.
Information is power, and empowering people in communities who may not have had the opportunity to attend school. This partnered with education about reproductive health, is what the Every Girl project aims to do, to enable people to make fully informed choices for their families.
With 16 women dying each day in Uganda, due to causes related to pregnancy and birth, training families with information about reproductive health, and how to take simple steps to avoid the main causes of this, can literally save lives. The Every Girl project not only trains girls in how to make affordable and safe pads, but also trains community members; men and women, in menstrual health both in person and through radio shows.
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