Girls from humble backgrounds in rural areas have the heart to go to school but struggle to stay in school during their menstruation period. These girls are in day secondary schools and their parents/guardians have no extra money to buy them sanitary towels nor underwear. TMSC has taken an initiative to teach the girls about Women's health, to ensure girls have access to washable menstrual kits that will last them four years of secondary school. We hope to provide 3000 kits every year.

Challenge

Most of the girls in the villages come from impoverished families and they go through a lot of challenges during their menstruation period. Most of them stay out of school in fear of shame or use rugs and unhygienic methods to solve this problem and out of desperation for supplies allow men to exploit them. Girls are determined to excel in their education and this can be achieved if their dignity can be restored through health education and the provision of sanitary towels.

Long-Term Impact

Health education will break the silence about menstruation in the villages and girls' will be respected. The menstruation period will not be perceived as being unclean or taboo to speak about but as something that makes women be women. Girls will be free to talk about menstruation and shame will be no more. The most important thing is that the girls will easily access washable towels and will always be comfortable wherever they are because the kits last them 3 years of secondary school.

References

1. http://www.tumaini-milesofsmiles.org
2. http://www.tumaini-milesofsmiles.org
3. https://web.facebook.com/daysforgirlsnairobizariel

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