Uganda: Reusable Pads - an Option for Keeping Girls in School

23 January 2018

Every child has a right to education but lack of safe menstrual hygiene solutions are often a barrier to many girls especially in the rural areas where some families cannot afford to buy sanitary pads every month.

As a result, some girls drop out of school when they start menstruating because they have no pads.

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