Sanitary pads still out of reach for school girls

>For Olga Elikwita a Form Four student at Matimbwa Secondary School in Bagamoyo  District, missing school on certain days has become a routine.  Like other girls who come from poor families, sanitary towels are luxury items. “There are times I have to miss school because I don’t have sanitary towel. I prefer staying at home for some days since I feel very uncomfortable at school,” says Olga.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Oct

Lack of sanitary towels stops girls from attending School

Millions of girls and women in Tanzania and beyond are subject to restrictions in their daily lives simply because they are menstruating. This is because they have no access to clean and safe sanitary products.

 

9 years ago

NPR

07 Sep

These Girls Complain If They Can't Go To School

NPR
These Girls Complain If They Can't Go To School
NPR
Hello pencils, hello books, hello teacher's dirty looks. Yes, school is back in session. And students are no doubt grumbling about the end of the carefree summer. But in some parts of the world, there are kids who don't get a chance to complain about ...

 

10 years ago

BBC

Cows to keep Kenyan girls in school

Nine cows will be offered to fathers in areas of northern Kenya to ensure their daughters finish their education, a county governor says.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

03 Oct

Tarime school for girls almost completed

Tarime school for girls almost completed
Daily News
CONSTRUCTION of a special high school for girls in the northern parts of Tarime District, Mara Region is in good progress, it has been established. Officials say already construction of several premises including classrooms of the planned high school have ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

28 Mar

New girls' high school comes aboard

New girls' high school comes aboard
Daily News
CONSTRUCTION of a new special high school for girls at the Northern Tarime District is almost ready, thanks to the Central Government that coughed up over 900m/- to finance the project. The high school is being set up in Borega Village, a few kilometres ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Jul

N. ZONE: How Handeni is keeping its girls in school

Between January and May this year only six cases were reported compared to 22 pregnancies during the same period last year, according to the officer commanding district (OCD) Zuberi Chembera.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Oct

Tackling menstrual hygiene to keep girls in school

Asnath Aboubakar dreams of becoming a pediatric nurse due to her love for babies and to make that happen, she takes every chance including studying hard to make that dream come true.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Feb

Japan govt gives Sh900m for girls secondary school

The government of Japan has donated $498,738 (about Sh900 million) for the expansion of Wama Nakayama Secondary School in Rufiji.

 

10 years ago

Huffington Post

24 Jul

Building Resilience in Tanzanian Secondary School Girls

Huffington Post
Building Resilience in Tanzanian Secondary School Girls
Huffington Post
In Tanzania, university admission is entirely dependent on one high-stakes exam, given over the course of one week, at the end of high school. For many students, this exam represents the culmination of 13 years of grueling work, and an enormous ...

 

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