sanitary towels Stories

Calls for urgent action on teen pregnancies as Kenya marks Day of the Girl
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 11, 2024

A major barrier to girls' education remains the inadequate allocation of sanitary towels. 

Woman’s agony of waiting in vain for monthly periods despite having children
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 29, 2024

Madina hopes one day she will get the medical intervention necessary to understand and possibly rectify her condition.

New bill imposes five-year jail term for stealing free sanitary towels
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2024

The committee is mandated to provide free, sufficient, and quality sanitary towels to every woman employed in or studying at public institutions, and...

Isiolo MP calls for joint efforts in promotion of menstrual hygiene
Waweru Wairimu  |  May 28, 2024

Inadequate access to the provisions makes many girls get lured into having sex with men in exchange for the items, and drop out of school due to perio...

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Kamukunji residents call for free sanitary towels
Hanifa Adan  |  May 28, 2024

PS Mary Muthoni emphasised the significance of the day in promoting proper menstrual practices, aligning with this year's theme, "Making Kenya Period-...

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Girls from Mukuru, other slums to get new sanitary facilities
Barack Oduor  |  May 28, 2024

Mukuru Kwa Njenga Primary School in the Mukuru slum is one of the beneficiaries of the project announced by Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsan...

Gov't far from providing free sanitary towels for schoolgirls - report
Charity Kilei  |  Apr 15, 2024

The Auditor General's report has uncovered a significant shortfall in funding within Kenya's initiative to provide free sanitary towels to schoolgirls...

'Cycling for a course': Kilifi youths promote girls' sexual, reproductive health
Mishi Gongo  |  Mar 12, 2024

The aim is to supply sanitary towels and bicycles to girls in Kilifi and other counties to prevent them from seeking favours from boda-boda operators...

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