Following series of trainings by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria, female students in Adamawa state can now produce reusable sanitary pads and make money out of it. The training for the stakeholders was funded by the Netherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperation Accelerated Sanitation and Water for All Programme ll (DGIS-ASWA II) in conjunction with UNICEF. Teachers, male and female school children were trained on the need to adhere to best practices, especially on personal hygiene of female school children relating to menstruation during school hours and even at home in the state. One of the trainees said that, “ But with the UNICEF intervention, stakeholders are now on the same page and discussing the issue freely without any strings attached”. The outcome according to the stakeholders has become a win-win situation for the growth of Education in the area.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 30, 2023 23:04 UTC