Empowering Women & Children in Rural Uganda

Student refugee population of 574, with 210 girls. 

Provided education and answered questions about menstrual hygiene, puberty, and sexual health myths. 

Conducted a hands-on session on how to make reusable sanitary pads

Nearly all the girls had already started menstruating but had been using unsafe and unhygienic materials such as paper, polythene bags, cotton, old clothes, handkerchiefs, and even leaves.​​

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