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WASH

24 January 2018

WASH: Water, sanitation and hygiene

Safe water, sanitation, and good hygiene practices

MHM Photo

Breaking taboos

“When I had my first period, I was really scared and ashamed.

Girls

31 October 2019

Celebration of Menstruation Hygiene Management Day in Afghanistan

It is time for action

From left to right: Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs, Minister of Public Health, Minister of Education , H.E. Rula Ghani (First Lady) and Adele Khodr UNICEF Afghanistan Representative. Inter-ministerial and multi sectoral approach to address MHM in Afghanistan

21 November 2018

It was almost surreal

Breaking taboos and raising awareness about menstrual hygiene in Afghanistan

Launch of MHM guideline

30 October 2018

Launch of first ever Girls’ Hygiene Guidelines in Afghanistan

Illustration - girls at school beautifying their school walls

30 October 2018

Let us break the taboos and silence

For every girl, dignity, health, education

Two students attend a menstrual hygiene management counselling session at a school in Herat, Afghanistan.

Busting myths and breaking taboos

Managing menstrual hygiene in Afghanistan