A youth advocate non-profit-Organisation, ‘The EmpowerHer Project’ has donated over 3000 free menstrual products to secondary schools girls across the country.
The EmpowerHer Project is also soliciting for the inclusion of menstrual health into school curriculum in Nigeria.
Speaking in Port Harcourt, River state, the Founder of the NGO, Elizabeth Aderonke Odukoya called on the federal, states and local authorities to integrate issues around menstrual health into secondary education..
She stated that the EmpowHER Project is dedicated to empowering Nigerian secondary school girls by ensuring equal access to menstrual health resources, quality education, and support for their personal and academic success.
Odukoya explained that the NGO backed by a growing network of 60 passionate volunteers from students and medical professionals are carrying out advocacy on the importance of menstrual health.
She also said that the NGO is also working with schools and local authorities to integrate menstrual health into school curriculums and also advocating for a future where no girl has miss school, feel ashamed , lack the resources she needs simply because of her period.
“Backed by a growing network of 60 passionate volunteers from students and medical professionals to educators. The EmpowerHer Project is building a movement for change. We are working with schools and local authorities to integrate menstrual health into school curriculums and advocating for a future where no girl has to miss school, feel ashamed or lack resources she needs simply because of her period.
“In just over a year we’ve reached more than 3000 girls across 11 schools and communities in Nigeria, delivering interactive health talks, distributing over 3000 free menstrual products and promoting sustainable,reusable sanitary pads as a long term , eco friendly solution.
“Our work goes beyond product distribution. We break the silence and stigma around menstruation through open and practical education. We empower girls with knowledge and confidence to manage their periods safely and with dignity, while also engaging teachers, parents and communities to challenge harmful myths and taboos.” She explained.
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