Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021: reusable pads for girls
MASYAP marked Menstrual Hygiene Day with women and youth members at our Limbe office and gave girls reusable sanitary pads made by our tailors.
MASYAP marked Menstrual Hygiene Day with women and youth members from several support groups at our office in Limbe, Blantyre.
Menstrual Hygiene Day takes place every year on 28 May to highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene management worldwide. It was started in 2014 by WASH United, a German NGO.
Why it matters in Malawi
In Malawi, women’s choice of menstrual products is often limited by cost, availability and social norms. Proper sanitation and access to sanitary products are part of the solution, but so is a culture that welcomes open discussion and gives women and girls good information. Research shows that girls without access to sanitary products often miss school during their period each month.
What the day aims to do
- Address the challenges many women and girls face during menstruation
- Highlight positive, innovative solutions to those challenges
- Build a global movement that recognises and supports the rights of women and girls, and partnerships at national and local level
- Advocate for menstrual hygiene to be included in global, national and local policies and programmes
- Break the silence around menstruation through the media, including social media
Our contribution
During the event, MASYAP gave 19 packs of reusable sanitary pads, sewn by our Threads of Care tailors, to girls from our youth groups.
