Menstrual periods are still considered a taboo in some areas in Africa and some parts of the world. Today, so many parents are busy working tirelessly to improve their finances, that they are unaware of the changes in the lives of their daughters. Some girls hardly ever have a verbal communication with their parents and would rather save themselves from the emotional consequences of discussing their menstrual periods with their parents. This in most cases leaves the girl child with no other option than to go ahead and help herself with any available knowledge on caring for her body in such periods. Some others are financially incapable of buying pads or tampons and would readily use pieces of clothes to gather the blood flow. Most times these girls are exposed to greater risks of infection.
Dignified Women of Substance hope to provide sanitary pads and menstrual hygiene education to girls in rural areas starting from the West. We hope to work with Sanitary Pads producing companies, corporate bodies and individuals to reach out to girls across Nigeria and Africa.

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