#LetGirlsLearn - Dignity Drive

Lack of access to sanitary towels often results in young women from poorer backgrounds being absent from school or experiencing the loss of human dignity because of having no choice but to use old newspapers or cloths.

 

Young women in Africa have been reported as being absent from school for a period of at least four days per month; this number can total up to approximately 24 weeks out of 144 weeks in a four year period of high school. In some instances, these young women suffer from stress and depression as a result of fear of staining their clothes.

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Let Girls Learn Dignity Drive has made it its key priority for young women in schools to have the necessary knowledge, facilities and environment to manage menstruation hygienically and with dignity. This project will assist in ensuring that girl learners do not miss valuable learning time.