Let’s Unite Towards Removing Barriers to Girls’ Education

#MenstrualHygieneDay: What Our Stories Tell Us on Breaking the Stigma

This #MenstrualHygieneDay, we wanted to reflect on the stories and the conversations needed to break the silence around that one natural yet somehow taboo topic: menstruation.  Silence and regressive norms are not created nor broken overnight. But they’re undone over years of work, speaking out and the unbreaking desire to see a gender-equitable world. Sarishti and Mamta are both members of Breakthrough and they both write about menstruation and…

Let’s unite towards removing barriers to girls’ education

This year’s Men­strual Health and Hygiene Day has been launched with a call for collective action to remove all obstacles that prevent girls from accessing education. The commemoration themed: “Together for a Period-Friendly Ghana,” highlighted the need for a unified effort to address menstrual health issues. A speech read on behalf of the Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, emphasised the need to advocate and break the silence in w…

Global Menstrual Health Call Echoes In Lagos

The global call for dignity, equity, and access in menstrual health echoed powerfully in Lagos today as the city joined the rest of the world to commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day, under the 2024 theme: “Together for a Period-Friendly World.” The event, jointly organised by UNICEF, the Girls’ Guild, and the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, sent a clear message: menstrual hygiene is not a side issue—it is a critical pillar of public health, …

Menstrual Hygiene Day: FCT Women Affairs Mobilises Support for Girls

The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday, mobilised residents of the ter

Menstrual Hygiene Day: FCT Women Affairs Mobilises Support For Girls - NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA

Menstrual Hygiene Day: FCT Women Affairs mobilises support for girls 26 total views today  By Philip Yatai The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday, mobilised residents of the territory to support the girl child during menstrual period. The Mandate Secretary, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, made the call in Abuja, at an event organised to commemorate the 2025 World Menstrual Hygiene […] NEWS …

World Menstrual Hygiene Day: FG Calls For Stakeholders’ Collaboration To Achieve Period-Friendly Nigeria

ShareAs Nigeria joins the global community to commemorate World Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Federal Government has emphasized the need for stakeholders’ collaboration to achieve a period-friendly society. The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made this known in her address to commemorate the World Menstrual Hygiene Day in Abuja. The government acknowledged that menstrual hygiene... The post World Menstrual Hygiene Day: FG Calls F…