• In collaboration with FIFA the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) has launched a Menstrual Health and Education Through Football project• As part of this project, a Girls Interschool Tournament was held in May• The pilot project aims to utilise grassroots football as a tool for educationFollowing the visit of FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura to South Sudan in 2021, FIFA in February 2022, in cooperation with the South Sudan FA, has launched a pilot project: Menstrual Hygiene and Education for Girls and Women Playing Football. In South Sudan, 70% of girls and women do not have access to hygiene products such as sanitary pads or tampons. Embed: https://twitter.com/SSFAWomen/status/1497162313547329568?s=20&t=BtMwpESQyO2WfrkjoRtK3gThis is where FIFA's Menstrual Health and Education through Football pilot project in South Sudan comes in. I believe with much effort and support, we shall soon see a new era of women’s football in the country," he added. "The menstrual hygiene project is a pilot project that FIFA was kind enough to bring to South Sudan.

Source: Libya Today June 21, 2022 07:55 UTC