Mensuration isn't a Taboo

Going through the pains and inconveniences of a woman monthly flow should is not something to be ashamed of.

Sadly, our girls and women are not just inconvenienced during their monthly cycle but most African societies regard mensuration as a taboo of some sort.

Most married women are banned from going to certain public areas, some husbands will refuse to eat the foods cooked by their wives during their monthly flow.

Why should our girls and women still go through such trauma at this age we are in.

Maybe, if this was the case in the stone age, should we still continue with such stigma and segregation in our present generation?

Agwammawomen has taken it upon ourselves to make this issue a priority in our community project in not just Malawi but around African countries. This is because, all African women and girls of menstrual age experience similar or worse bias/problems.

Again, apart from the stigma, we are more concerned about educating our girls on personal hygiene during their mensuration. Most of our young girls cannot afford to buy samitary towels, antiseptic wipes so they use dirty clothes instead of pads. This is very unhygienic. Some of them sew together all kinds of dirty stuff and these can create urinary tract infections for them.

So while we educate our communities that mensuration is natural, and guide our girls and women on the need to maintain a good hygiene, we need support of those who can donate soaps, toiletries, sanitarytowels, antiseptics wipes to share to our girls/women so they can manage their menstrual cycle hygienically thereby protecting their health.

Thank you for reading.

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