For #MenstrualHygiene Day, we're highlighting not one but FOUR Girl Up Clubs that have organized, advocated, and fundraised to ensure those in their communities have hygienic and dignified menstruation.
✨ Girl Up Saarthi girlup.saarthi, based in India, distributed menstrual pads to women in a local neighborhood. The Club also helped locals understand more about menstrual cups, by explaining its benefits and demonstrating its use. While seemingly simple, access to menstrual products can open up opportunities for girls and women.
✨ Girl Up Uyo girlupuyo in Nigeria conducted a Menstrual Hygiene and Sexual Reproductive Health Campaign at a local girls school. The Club distributed over 200 pads to the girls, many of whom cannot afford them because of recent price increases. By also teaching the girls how to wear pads, the Club members are helping to ensure each and every student can stay in school, even when menstruating.
✨ Girl UP CMHS cmhsgirlup, located in Louisiana, USA, took...