Nakuru residents will be sensitised about menstrual hygiene to beat cultural setbacks that stigmatise women and girls during their periods. County director for gender Celina Nkatha said the drive targets conservative communities that have criminalised menstruation and painted women in their periods as impure. “The campaign in Subukia, Rongai, Molo, Njoro, Kuresoi North and South targets girls and boys and their parents in addressing the misconceptions,” she said. She spoke while distributing free sanitary towels to girls in Rongai, Nakuru. Most girls rely on free sanitary pads distributed by the government at school but can’t get them now due to the Covid-19 shutdown.

Source: The Star December 11, 2020 11:15 UTC