Faith says her period came a little early and she was told that it was probably because of overeating. "I had been told that periods were a sin and when they came early it meant that one was eating too much. For Ruth, that afternoon discussion made her realise that just how little she knew about periods or pads. "I had actually never seen a pad before because I am the firstborn and my sisters are younger than me," she says. The organisation said that in some parts of the world, menstruating women are seen as dirty, untouchable or disgraceful.

Source: The Star October 30, 2020 00:56 UTC