A low-cost reusable pad sewing initiative has significantly boosted girls’ school completion rates in Mbale City, with ...

She explained that in many communities, menstruating girls are seen as ‘unclean’ or carrying ‘wisp’ - a term used to describe ...

Sister Teresa's rescue centre faces crisis as US funding cuts leave survivors of FGM and child marriage without meals ...

UNICEF and WaterAid, in collaboration with The Daily Star, organised a roundtable on 27 May 2025 titled ‘Building ...

Something that is supposed to be a natural part of any woman’s life has become a nightmare, writes Shaimaa Eid.

A 15-year-old girl was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 2020 after being wrongly being accused of carrying cannabis.

Phullu is a 2017 Indian drama film directed by Abhishek Saxena that tackles the taboo subject of menstruation with grit, ...

The 15-year-old was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 2020 after being wrongly being accused of carrying cannabis.

Kenyan trans and non-binary people fear buying sanitary pads, but there are signs of change. Period poverty is widespread across Kenya Trans, non-binary Kenyans face additional stigma Fear of mockery ...

ShareIn line with its Corporate Social Responsibility, WACT-APM Terminals Nigeria has trained about 1,800 old and young women in various businesses in Rivers State. The company said over 500 women had ...

A local nonprofit based out of the Findley Lake and Ripley area has a mission to help lower the rate of mortality for both ...

Akontombra (WN/R), June 7, GNA – Mr Joseph Appiah, the Sefwi- Akontombra District Chief Executive (DCE), in the Western North Region, in collaboration with the Girl Child Education Unit has ...