What Do Menstruating Girls Need in Schools?

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 Imagine attending a school without any toilets or drinking water. Imagine attending a school with a single
latrine for all the students. Imagine that the latrine is smelly, with no toilet paper and the door no longer
closes. Imagine attending one of these schools while you are sick from the flu or malaria or have diarrhea. Imagine trying to attend classes in these schools while you have your menstrual period. Imagine your menstrual period is extremely painful. Imagine your reuse-able pad is soaked through but there is no running water to clean it, or that there is no trash bin for disposing your used pad. Imagine having your pad soaked through to your pants so you have to hide the stain with your book bag. And don’t forget this happens every month.


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