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Category: Menstrual Health

Fighting Period Poverty to Keep Kenyan Girls in School

Fighting Period Poverty to Keep Kenyan Girls in School

Fighting Period Poverty to Keep Kenyan Girls in School – a collaboration project with Ntoyie Africa CBO

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This is an excerpt from s TEXTBOOK in #Fiji, basically teaching children that boys are superior to girls. Kids in year 8 are being raised to think gender inequality, child marriage and domestic violence are the norm! Boys can have emotions. Girls have more to offer than their looks. For gender-based violence support resources in Fiji (and everywhere else) visit shewillsurvive.com 😌🙏 - A school workbook containing "harmful" messages is being circulated in Fiji's schools, says a local activist. Roshika Deo said her attention was drawn to the Year 8 Healthy Living Pupil's Workbook when she was helping prepare her niece for the school year. Ms Deo said she was shocked at the "community expectations" that were contained in the book. The book said women played a "secondary role" with no decision-making power and should be "passive" to men while not being too outspoken. It also stated girls should be "interested in [their] looks" and at 15, be married "soon". There was an onus to take care of domestic duties and stay at home. Ms Deo said young children were being taught that women were sub-standard and sub-human in Fiji schools. Ms Deo said the curriculum promoted harmful stereotypes. "It's perpetuating and intensifying the gender inequality and this is what leads to violence against women. This is what leads to the rape culture. This is what leads to victim blaming and such things that result in women being killed" #smashthepatriarchy #endchildmarriage #girlsnotbrides #girls #momentoflift #patriarchysucks #fijiislands #fijian #mustdofiji #southpacific #enddomesticviolence #endVAWG #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #genderequality #globalgoals

Free tampons and sanitary towels will be available at all state schools and colleges in England from next week, the government has said. Education ministers say the scheme means pupils won’t have to miss out on lessons due to their period and will help break down stigma. Schools will be able to order a range of sanitary products, including eco-friendly options. Campaigners had raised concerns that female pupils from lower-income families could be forced to miss class if they can’t afford sanitary products. One in 10 women aged 14-21 were unable to afford them while 12% had to improvise their protection, according to 2017 figures from the Plan International charity. Children and families minister Michelle Donelan said: ‘Periods are a normal part of everyday life and we do not want young people missing out on lessons because of them. ‘We know that it is not easy for everyone to access period products where and when they need them. ‘This scheme will deal with those problems so young people can go about their daily lives without getting caught out if they have come on their period unexpectedly, forgotten to bring products with them or if they can’t afford the products they need.’ Amika George, founder of the #FreePeriods campaign group, said the scheme would wipe out period worries among children ‘for the first time in history’. She added: ‘We ask that schools have open conversations with students about what they need and start signing up to the scheme – no child must miss out. ‘Free products in schools will ensure that every child can learn and be their very best, without periods holding them back.’ The Treasury first announced plans to fund free sanitary products in secondary schools England last year, but this was later widened to include primary schools. The Scottish and Welsh devolved governments have each said they will make period products free in their schools. Scotland will also give universities access to the scheme. *From Metro News #endperiodpoverty #educategirls #periodstruggles #notaluxury #tampontax #menstruation #womensrightsarehumanrights #halfthesky #halfthepopulation #keepgirlssafe #healthandwellness #healthandsafety #keepgirlsinschool

Did you know? January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. ✔️ It is estimated that up to 40.3 million people around the world are being trafficked. ✔️ Sex trafficking is one of the world’s fastest growing criminal industries. Trafficking generates an estimated $150 billion a year. Yes, BILLION. ✔️ Children are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, especially children connected to the child welfare system. ✔️Traffickers target youth in foster care because of their increased vulnerability due to a lack of family and emotional relationships and support. ✔️ 74% of child trafficking cases involved sex trafficking, and the majority of those involved pimp-controlled prostitution. ✔️The average age of child sex trafficking victims is 15, according to numbers of children reported missing to the (US) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. ✔️Many sex trafficking victims are runaway girls who were sexually abused as children. 1 in 7 runaways reported missing were likely sex trafficking victims, and of those, 88% were in the care of social services or foster care when they ran Source: childrensrights.org Trafficking occurs in many forms and impacts every country in the world. Learn all about how to spot the signs of trafficking - link in bio #humantraffickingawareness #stoptrafficking #endtrafficking #slavery #modernslavery #stopthedemand #exploitation #childabuseawareness #trafficking #humanslavery #slaverystillexists #endslavery #humantrafficking #humantraffickingawarenessmonth #january #knowthesigns #sextourism #endsextourism #shewillsurvive

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