Ethiopia Firm Takes Aim at Menstruation Taboos
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An Ethiopian company is making reusable menstrual pads to combat menstrual poverty and taboos that keep girls out of school.
Ethiopia firm takes aim at menstruation taboos
In Ethiopia, a religiously conservative country of 130 million people where around 40 percent live in poverty, menstruation is still often treated as a subject of shame, and disposable sanitary pads are luxury items. Hanan Ahmed, 41, set up her company Han's Care in 2021 in the hope of tackling what she calls "menstrual shame and period poverty" -- something she experienced firsthand when she was younger. "I used to be one of those girls who hav…
In this conservative society, the rules are considered taboo.
Reusable sanitary pads offer hope to girls facing period poverty in Ethiopia
In a cramped workshop in the heart of Addis Ababa, seamstresses are busy turning out reusable sanitary pads — a vital resource in Ethiopia, where many girls go without because of the cost and taboos. In Ethiopia, a religiously conservative country of 130 million people where around 40 percent live in poverty, menstruation is still […]
Ethiopian Firm Leads Fight Against Menstrual Stigma
In a cramped workshop in the heart of Addis Ababa, seamstresses are busy turning out reusable sanitary pads — a vital resource in Ethiopia, where many girls go without because of the cost and taboos. In Ethiopia, a religiously conservative country of 130 million people where around 40 percent live in poverty, menstruation is still...
In Addis Ababa, a small company sews reusable sanitary napkins for women who often don't have access to them. A founder sees it as a... Read the article Washable napkins to break the rule taboo in Ethiopia appeared first on Le Singulier.
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