By Safia Abdulrahman
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Wonder Woman has called for increased collaboration by stakeholders to address
menstrual hygiene issues among secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The group’s Vice President, Anne Dirkling, made the call during sensitisation workshop at the Federal Government Girls’ Collage Bwari, FCT, on Friday.
She said it is normal to sensitise young girls to understand menstrual health hygiene and to normalise as a natural growth pattern for the female.
She acknowledged the struggles of girls and women in Nigeria who faced period stigma in society, which is why the NGO came up with the sensitisation workshop.
She added that the project in support of the French Embassy in Nigeria provided a platform for girls to learn about puberty and adolescence in a safe, open environment.
“We have containers across the town for people to drop plastic waste, and in exchange, we distribute reusable sanitary pads…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
