Article - Helping Girls Stay in School All Month Long - 2017-03-10

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Title
Article - Helping Girls Stay in School All Month Long - 2017-03-10
Author
Sandra Nabulega
Year
2017
Publication/Event Date
March 10 2017
Abstract
This article, published on March 10, 2017, discusses how eighty-five percent of Ugandan girls miss school due to menstruation stigma and expensive products. Scholar Sandra Nabulega has highlighted Afripads Uganda, which manufactures inexpensive, reusable pads and provides hygiene education. This crucial work has reached over 500,000 girls, effectively breaking the stigma and enabling continued schooling.
Resource Subject
  • Gender
  • Health
Keywords/Access Points
Makere University; Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program; Education and Transitions; Health; Sandra Nabulega; Afripads Uganda; Afripads Uganda; Thinx; Hygiene Education; Menstruation
Geographic Locations
  • Uganda
Language
  • English
Demographic Groups
  • Women
Special Collections
  • Foundation Corporate Announcements
Archival Record ID
MFA.2024.2078