That’s why Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) on May 28 is so important. It raises awareness of the challenges these women face and open the dialogue on menstruation.
Menstrual supplies don’t come cheap, but for anyone with a period, they’re absolutely essential. Women living in poverty-stricken areas who don’t have the luxury of a healthy income are forced to resort to toilet paper, old scraps of fabric or absolutely nothing at all during their time of the month.
In fact, a shocking study carried out by WaterAid and Unicef found that a third of girls in South Asia skip school when they’re on their period.
Here are some of the kickass ways men and women were trailblazing for change on this momentous day…
I’m impressed, I must say. Rarely do I come across a blog that’s both educative and entertaining, and let me tell you, you’ve hit the nail on the head.
The problem is something which too few men and women are speaking intelligently about.
I’m very happy I stumbled across this in my search for something relating to this.