Menstrual Cups Help Keep Kenyan Girls in School

Lavender received it two years ago from Golda Ayodo, 38, a mother of two from Masogo who, together with other women from the community in western Kenya, works to ensure that girls like Lavender can continue going to school even when they have their periods. Kenya’s Education Ministry estimates that girls miss a total of 156 school days during four years of high school because they skip classes during their periods. At Lavender’s school, though, the money available for the program is only sufficient for one packet of sanitary napkins per month – for 115 girls.

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