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Through enabling Ugandan girls to stay in school during their periods we will help them realise their full potential and create learning that others can use to help create a world where no girl is held back by their period.
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Situation
In Uganda, girls are being held back by their periods. 78% of girls lack basic information about their own body and what a period is and over half are missing out on vital schooling during their period. 30% of girls are using potentially harmful improvised materials to manage their periods, experiencing discomfort and risking infection. Lack of comfort, choice and control during menstruation is preventing girls from realising their full potential.
Solution
We will work in partnership with caregivers, communities, and policymakers to enable girls to access a choice of affordable menstrual products and information about their own bodies alongside creating a menstruation friendly school environment for girls and tackling menstrual stigma and shame. Through enabling young people and their communities to lead and rooting everything we do in robust evidence we will create a world where no girl held back by her period.
