Millions
of girls in Tanzania are dis-empowered by the simple biological process
of menstruation. Affordable and hygienic sanitary protection is not
available to girls in many areas especially rural community. They resort
to the use of unhygienic rags and cloths which puts them at the risk of
infections.
Girls
in Tanzania suffer from lack of adequate solutions to manage
menstruation. Imported pads are prohibitively expensive for low-income
families. Research conducted in Tanzania indicates that about 90 percent
of the rural girls cannot afford off-the-shelf sanitary pads and
instead improvise with materials such as grass, leaves, old papers, and
pieces of cloth. These materials have limited absorbency and make it
difficult for girls to participate in school during their periods.
Consequently,
these Tanzanian female students are forced to skip classes at least
five (5) to seven days (7) in a month (12 weeks a year) depending on an
individual period days, this lead to poor performance in their school
and different genital diseases. The failure of Tanzanian female
students in primary and secondary schools in rural areas to have access
to sanitary pads due to poverty leads them to skip classes for 12 weeks a
year, this causes poor performance in their subjects.
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro for a Cause JOIN Tanzania Aspiration Initiatives - TAI to
FUNDRAISE for a Project that will Support girls in Rural Areas on their
Menses for Healthy Education in Tanzania and enhance Gender Equality.
For More Information please visits www.tai.or.tz or call: +255 712 818 562
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