NGOs tackle period shaming, seek subsidy for sanitary products

BY SHEHU IDRIS AND VIVIAN CHIME

May 28 is set aside annually to celebrate menstrual hygiene management. It is a day when people advocate for a world where women are not limited, disenfranchised, or suppressed because of their period. This year, the theme is ‘Action and Investment in  Menstrual Hygiene’.

Speaking during an outreach to distribute sanitary pads to girls at Kado Kuchi Secondary School, Abuja, Ashley Lori, founder of PadUp Africa, advised girls to be confident in their bodies.

She advised them not to be ashamed that they menstruate, stressing that it is not…