19-Month Initiative 'Her Right, Her Future' to Reduce School Absenteeism Among Girls in Kilimanjaro

TLDR

• Deputy Minister for Health Dr Florence Samizi was quoted on May 31 as saying that more than 27 per cent of girls in Tanzania miss school due to a lack of menstrual hygiene essentials, including sanitary pads.Dr Samizi.
• The 19-month initiative, dubbed “Her Right, Her Future,” is being implemented by Canadian international organisation Crossroads International and its local partner, Tusonge CDO, with the aim of improving access to.
• A New initiative in Kilimanjaro Region is seeking to reduce school absenteeism among girls by equipping them with skills to make reusable sanitary pads while promoting environmentally friendly menstrual hygiene.
• We hope that when constructing toilet stance blocks for girls, they will also include changing facilities,” she said.Zulfa Gadiye, a student at Nuru Secondary School in Siha District, said the economic difficulties.