In Sierra Leone, a large number of young girls do not have access to sanitary products and as a result, they substitute sanitary products with ‘pieces’ (small scraps of fabric or old cloth), which as you can imagine, is not very hygienic. This is due to a lack of funds to buy proper sanitary products. Who will benefit: The Black Women’s Forum UK, in collaboration with Project Pikin, will be running a Menstrual Hygiene and Sanitary Kit Drive. The aim of the project is to raise essential funds to provide every young girl involved with Project Pikin, Sanitary hygiene kits, to last them for a year. The lack of sanitary products affects our girl's performance and/or attendance in school, as girls often miss school because of this. According to UNICEF, 20% of girls in Sierra Leone, lose weeks of school a year, simply because they do not have a reliable way to manage their period . In some cases, girls that cannot afford proper menstrual care stay at home for the whole period of their me...
