World Menstrual Day: Slum girls share how dignity packs transformed their period poverty story

BALCO transforms over 85,000 lives through ‘Project Nayi Kiran’

Project Nayi Kiran aims to address the widespread taboos surrounding menstruation in the community systematically The post BALCO transforms over 85,000 lives through ‘Project Nayi Kiran’ appeared first on News Riveting.

For World Menstrual Hygiene Day, on 28 May, the Association Couples and Families inaugurated its new game "It's about to bleed." A playful and educational support tool to combat menstrual insecurity, also created by the Altec (the department's science centre), the local mission of Bresse-Dombes-Côteière and the Ami-lude Ludo Library.

"Rules are not a curse. It's just life. We're tired of being stigmatized": the girls of Kinshasa talk about menstruals Image media Patient sea 28/05/2025 - 18:56 Body On the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, celebrated every 28 May, the DeskWoman went to the streets of Kinshasa to gather the testimonies of young girls about their experiences related to the rules.

On the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, a dialogue session between media and community actors was held in Abidjan to rethink the treatment of information about the rules. The aim was to deconstruct stereotypes and make menstrual dignity a recognized right.

On World Day for a World Friendly with Menstruation, UNICEF reiterated its call to guarantee decent conditions for girls and women who menstruate in the Dominican Republic, stressing that “it is a right to live this process in a dignified and safe manner.” According to data from the ENHOGAR-MICS 2019 survey and the SITAN 2023-2024 report, 21.9 % of women of reproductive age in the country are absent from their school, work or social activities d…

World Menstrual Day: Slum girls share how dignity packs transformed their period poverty story

As the world celebrates World Menstrual Day, girls from Kenyan slums have shared their period poverty journey, and how Blessed to Be a Blessing Ministry helped them.