During
a week in August I attended several girls forums in and around Nairobi, organised
by Girl Child Network (GCN).
These forums dealt about menstruation, the lack of sanitary towels and the
current solutions they adapt and their disadvantages to leading a normal life
and the discomfort
these alternatives cause.
There are several reasons for girls to drop out of school but one of them
is the lack of sanitary towels.
I already had an idea of what to expect and how I would like to proceed but
I needed to see this with my own eyes to ‘feel’ the environment
and to confirm if my idea/proposal would be of anygood. It made me realise
how much sanitary towels are needed in these rural areas and what kind of
a difference it can make in a
girl child’s life.
