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Empowering Kenyan women and girls with disabilities in managing menstrual health

24 June 2021
Anne Wanjiru leads a programme on sexuality for persons with disabilities, which includes menstrual hygiene management. © This-Ability Trust
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Mozambique, Angola help girls manage menstrual health and hygiene in crisis and beyond

28 May 2021
Teresa Estevão Bala,18, took part in a menstrual management initiative piloted by UNFPA and BeGirl in Luanda province, Angola. Around her neck is a "menstrual clock" tool that was given to both girls and boys to help them understand menstrual cycles. © UNFPA Angola/K. Karlos Cesar
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Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

28 May 2019
In India, 15-year-old Priyanka Meena sleeps outside her home when she has her periods. She wears the same clothes and uses the same utensils when she menstruates; these are believed to be unclean. © UNFPA India
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Menstruation and human rights - Frequently asked questions

Resource date: 13 May 2022

Author: UNFPA

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A turning point for girls' and women’s menstrual health in Africa

30 May 2018
Faith Kiraison, an advocate for girls' rights and health, teaches her peers about menstrual health management. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

07 June 2018
Menstrual health is a serious, but overlooked, issue among vulnerable women. Refugees in Louva, Angola, receive UNFPA-distributed dignity kits, which include sanitary napkins, soap, laundry detergent and other essential hygiene supplies. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein
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Embracing the period: Interview with Kim Windvogel

May 31, 2018

Kim Windvogel, co-director of FEM Projects, speaks about the importance of menstruation education and comprehensive sexuality education in this short interview conducted for the Menstrual Health Management Symposium in Johannesburg, South Africa, in May 2018. 

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For Malawi students, menstrual cups offer cost-saving alternative

08 January 2018
University students Prisca Gama and Given Mwira teach women and girls about the menstrual cup, and say there has been keen interest. © Henry Chimbali/UNFPA Malawi
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