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28 February 2023

Supporting girls in Sierra Leone to ensure safe and dignified menstrual hygiene management

Freetown, Sierra Leone – It is the end of the school day at the Services Secondary School in Juba, Freetown. Whilst a crowd of pupils make their way out of the compound, a group of girls gather in one corner of the school’s assembly grounds. They are members of the Girls’ Club and have assembled for their weekly m...

Engaging boys in menstrual hygiene management

Jui, Western Area Rural District - With a school backpack strapped on his back, 15-year-old Abdul Sesay from Jui in Western Area Rural, waits patiently for his sister Daniella to come out so that they begin their daily routine of walking to school together. After a ten-minute wait and with no sign of Daniella, Abd...