Period Shame

Statistics show that about 58% of girls and women experience period shame and different factors are responsible for this. Some women talk about why they feel ashamed and how they have overcome this shame over the years. 1) I used to be ashamed whenever I got stained but not anymore. “Na stain I stain I […]
Destigmatising Menstrual Hygiene

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has encouraged citizens to break negative social norms surrounding menstrual hygiene. The department made the call on Thursday, ahead of Menstrual Hygiene Day, observed globally on 28 May. The department, on the day, rallies behind global efforts to realise a world free from period poverty […]