Affiliation:
1. One Planet Sustainables, Roggwil, Switzerland
2. FEPA (Fund for Development and Partnership in Africa), Basel, Switzerland
3. Feminno Program Coordinator, ETH Zurich. Switzerland
Abstract
Period poverty, defined as a lack of access to menstrual products, hygiene facilities, waste management, and education, affects many women globally causing physical, mental, and emotional challenges. The stigma that shrouds periods further prevents individuals from talking about it. Lack of data and limited research on period poverty are challenges hence more research and engagement are called for. Period poverty like other forms of poverty can be debilitating. It can take different forms and has emotional, physical, and mental health effects on individuals. More than half of the world’s population are menstruating people, it is high time period poverty becomes everybody’s business. Since the world is drowning in plastic, reusable environmentally friendly menstrual products need to be explored. This calls for innovation alongside intersectoral collaboration to ensure access to water and sanitation.
Publisher
Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Engineering,General Environmental Science
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