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Menstrual hygiene

Press release
10 Fast Facts: Menstrual health in schools
Global UNICEF and WHO report reveals major gaps in menstrual health and hygiene in schools
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Destigmatising disability and menstruation
A youth with disability shares the need to make menstrual hygiene management inclusive
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How to support your daughter with her first period
Expert tips for parents on talking about periods
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School girls learn that periods are nothing to be ashamed of
No one should miss school because of their period, yet one in three girls in Bangladesh do, every month
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Men break taboos and lead conversations around menstruation
In a village where talking about menstruation was considered a taboo, Basant obliges his daughters if they need sanitary napkins
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Managing menstruation with dignity
How advocacy in schools help destigmatize menstruation
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Breaking taboos
Ending the stigma and silence around menstrual hygiene in Afghanistan
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Photo essay
Teachers and staff come together to install handwashing...
To ensure the safety of students, schools across the country are constructing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene facilities...
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Report
WASH Field Note
Spurred by the growing body of evidence linking poor menstrual hygiene facilities to school absenteeism, a collaborative study by the Ministry of Education.
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A Children’s Club Changes Hearts and Minds in Bangladesh
[Youth Skills] The children's club has changed Laboni’s ideas of what it means to be female in her society. The club encourages members to expand their.....
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