In poor communities across Zimbabwe, some girls stay home from school when menstruating (missing a week of school every month) or drop out completely once they reach that age. If they cannot afford disposables (or there are none available) they have to use whatever they can find. Often leaves or newspapers, cloth rags if they are lucky. Usually these are not absorbent enough.
Disposable products are often too expensive to affo...rd or simply not available. In times of disaster (tsunami's, cyclones etc.) women who might have otherwise been able to obtain these products themselves, may be left with nothing, and stores supplying disposables can be destroyed along with everything else. Even when disposable pads are distributed via aid organisations, this is an ongoing need for so many women.
But it doesn't have to be that way. Aid agencies are already providing menstrual products to women in need, usually disposable ones, but they need your help too. Whether that be to donate unused disposable products, donate reusable cloth pads, or even donate money to aid agencies (some specifically deal with this issue) - there *are* things *you* can do to help.
If you've ever made an emergency trip down to the shops to buy a pack of pads or tampons.... think about what it would be like if there were no shops to buy them from, or no money to afford them.
So you can make a difference by making a donation today. info.wecarezimbabwetrust@gmail.com, +263777688243
If you've ever made an emergency trip down to the shops to buy a pack of pads or tampons.... think about what it would be like if there were no shops to buy them from, or no money to afford them.
So you can make a difference by making a donation today. info.wecarezimbabwetrust@gmail.com, +263777688243
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