Girls face a number of challenges in many developing countries which deprive them their right to education. The picture below shows the type of unfriendly girls-toilets which cannot provide girls to attain their rights of privacy, dignity and space. The majority of them have no access to clean and safe sanitary products, or to a clean and private space in which to change menstrual cloths or pads and to wash. Menstruation is supposed to be invisible and silent, and sometimes, menstruating girls are supposed to be invisible and silent, too. Millions of girls are subject to restrictions in their daily lives simply because they are menstruating. Besides the health problems due to poor hygiene during menstruation, the lack or affordability of facilities and appropriate sanitary products may push menstruating girls temporarily or sometimes permanently out of school, having a negative impact on their right to education. The best place to make an impact on improving the lives of girls is in water and sanitation. The time has come to promote – loudly and unashamedly – the role of good Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) as a trigger for better, stronger development of girls: personal, educational and professional. There is also clear evidence to show that ignoring good menstrual hygiene is damaging not just girls directly but also for schools, businesses and economies. What You Can Do to Help Promote Girls Education Through Menstrual Hygiene Management.
. Make a Donation for financial assistance to construct girl-friendly toilets. . Training girls on menstrual hygiene management . Purchase of sanitary products and organize distributions to schools
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