Afripads, handed out in a kit that includes a carrying case, are credited with making girls feel comfortable coming to school when they have their period. The answer to both questions: sanitary pads.

There are a lot of negative attitudes and hidden biases that hinder girls' success from a young age, but there's also one very concrete factor that can hold them behind: lack of access to menstrual ...

<strong><em>#FeatureByGirlswithPeriod:</em></strong> 'Girls with Period' a Not for Profit organization ‘launched its Pad Stash project in Makoko on the 30th of ...

Inflation pushes up prices of sanitary pads across Africa More girls miss school and use dangerous alternatives Campaigners call for end to taxes, more menstrual cups ACCRA, Aug 16 (Thomson Reuters ...

With each whir of the sewing machine, a Farmington Hills woman flanked by her two daughters imagines the difference this stitching of fabric will make for another mother’s girls thousands of miles ...

Over 20,000 sanitary pads have been distributed to secondary school girls by a non-governmental organisation, ’Give A Girl Child A Pad’. The NGO has distributed pads for the girl-child in different ...

In mid-April, World Bank announced an extraordinary $2.5 billion investment in support of global education projects that directly benefit adolescent girls. First lady Michelle Obama gave remarks at ...

In partnership with both World Vision and Unicef, schools are now teaching boys and girls to make reusable sanitary pads using locally available materials. On the rugged grounds of Barotuke Primary ...

The ‘no blood should hold us back’ ad showcases some female athletes crushing a rugby game, a run, a mountain biking route, and a ballet routine, pushing through whatever scrapes, bumps and bruises ...