​Menstrual Dignity in Malawi

​At a routine community visit, girls told us that they routinely miss school when theu menstruate. This is because they do not have access to sanitary pads nor have the means to buy them. Many use newspapers and old cloths as pads and were terrified it would fall and cause shame and embarrassment. They preferred missing school and staying home, than take the risk. Abundance decided to hold a training session on reusable sanitary pads making at the village. This was attended by over 80 girls and women, who were provided with a sewing kit and cloth to continue making pads after the training. The training was held in July 2017.