Resources

Period poverty is a world wide problem. One of the leading campaigners for free menstrual products for school girls from low-income families; FreePeriods, you can view their work at –www.freeperiods.org

UNESCO report

Globally, periods are causing girls to be absent from school

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Period Poverty hinders children’s education globally

https://www.studyinternational.com/news/period-poverty-hinders-childrens-education-globally/

We don’t know enough about menstruation and girls are paying a price

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/may/28/we-dont-know-enough-about-menstruation-and-girls-are-paying-a-price

Journal of Women’s Health

Menstrual Needs and Associations with Sexual and Reproductive Risks in Rural Kenyan Females: A Cross-Sectional Behavioral Survey Linked with HIV Prevalence

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624246/