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. 

In times of crisis, the hygiene and health needs of women and girls are often overlooked. This has been true in the crisis in Yemen, where mass displacements have disrupted normal life for countless women and girls. In response, UNFPA is distributing dignity kits, which contain sanitary napkins, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, blankets, headscarves, flashlights and other essential items.