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Menstrual hygiene

School girls in Bangladesh
Article
20 June 2022
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
Basant Lal and his eight daughters
Article
06 June 2022
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
Dawa Zam
Article
20 April 2022
Managing menstruation with dignity
How advocacy in schools help destigmatize menstruation
Students washing hands
Article
07 June 2021
Breaking taboos
Ending the stigma and silence around menstrual hygiene in Afghanistan
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Photo essay
14 July 2020
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...
Bhutanese girls having lunch
Report
29 January 2020
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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Laboni smiles at the camera in an orange sari with a grey concrete wall in the background.
Article
20 September 2019
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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Article
29 May 2019
Period lesson plan: guide to menstruation for teachers
As a teacher, you have a wonderful opportunity to prepare the girls in your class for their monthly period.
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Article
28 May 2019
Swimming Through the Challenges
I like it when I create ripples challenging the normal state of affairs – just like in water. Water is where I breathe, where I feel alive...
pad story from nepal
Photo essay
05 December 2018
Pad Man
A teenage boy becomes an unlikely advocate for menstrual health in Nepal
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