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How can the WASH sector contribute to the larger movement on menstrual health, education and equity? Read more...
During menstruation every woman wants to cuddle up in a warm blanket. However, women in certain rural areas in Nepal have to sleep in a cowshed during that period of the month. Read more...
28 May is Menstrual Hygiene Day. In Bangladesh, BRAC field staff are working hard to "end the hesitation around menstruation" especially in schools. Read more...
In Bangladesh, the lack of separate latrines for girls and menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools are major factors in the disproportionate rate of absence and dropout of adolescent girls. Read more...
Student Shahanaz Parveen can now openly talk about aspects of menstruation with other adolescent girls from her village and school. Read more...
The BRAC WASH programme is fighting taboos around menstrual hygiene management. Read more...