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By Ahmad A. Usman, Kafanchan
As part of activities marking this year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day, (MHDAY), a Non Governmental Organization, ‘Mcrissar Foundation’ says its focus is to make sanitary products accessible to young girls in high schools, especially in most vulnerable communities.
This is contained in a press statement signed by the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Barrister Rabi Adamu Musa and made available to journalists in Kafanchan .
The statement lamented that women and girls in Nigeria have been forced to sacrifice school, work and other important functions due to their inability to manage their monthly periods safely.
The statement however, acknowledged that a number of countries are making progress in providing aid and awareness, attributing the feat to political leaders and activists around the world who devise policies to make sanitary products more accessible.
It called for increased support from the Nigerian government to bring an end to what it described as ‘period poverty’ by making sanitary products accessible in schools and all public facilities, while also ensuring that girls have access to clean water and safe toilets in schools and other public facilities.
The statement added that the Foundation is committed to making menstruation a normal fact of life by the year 2030 even as it will embark on a week – long campaign to engage with community leaders and all relevant stakeholders.
The statement also said the target of the Foundation include more advocacy to make sanitary pads more accessible, provision of ten thousand sanitary pads to girls in the most vulnerable communities around Nigeria’s Northwest as part of its assistance, especially in Internally Displaced Persons Camps, IDPs, Orphanages and High schools.
Others according to the statement, has to do with engagement with Community leaders and relevant stakeholders to advocate for clean and safe toilets for women and girls.
The Foundation also intends to advocate for WASH facilities designed with additional needs for menstruating women and girls in mind.
