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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Zambia, social attitudes toward menstruation vary. While women in more urbanized areas, and particularly women from wealthier and more educated families, may have access to various menstrual products, young girls in rural areas often experience stigma, embarrassment, and shame related to their periods. Some girls skip school for the duration of their periods, and there is a lack of education related to menstrual hygiene. Furthermore, menstrual products may be inaccessible or expensive to some girls. However, there are local initiatives to educate rural girls regarding menstrual hygiene, as well as workshops to teach them how to make eco-friendly pads with local products. To learn more about one of these initiatives, click [https://ohne.co/heres-to-change-in-zambia/ here]. | In Zambia, social attitudes toward menstruation vary. While women in more urbanized areas, and particularly women from wealthier and more educated families, may have access to various menstrual products, young girls in rural areas often experience stigma, embarrassment, and shame related to their periods. Some girls skip school for the duration of their periods, and there is a lack of education related to menstrual hygiene. Furthermore, menstrual products may be inaccessible or expensive to some girls. However, there are local initiatives to educate rural girls regarding menstrual hygiene, as well as workshops to teach them how to make eco-friendly pads with local products. Furthermore, the 2017 budget for the Zambian government included free sanitary napkins for 14,000 rural girls in 16 districts.<ref>[http://menstrualhygieneday.org/zambia-government-provide-free-sanitary-napkins-rural-girls/ Zambia government to provide free sanitary napkins for rural girls]</ref> To learn more about one of these initiatives, click [https://ohne.co/heres-to-change-in-zambia/ here] and [https://forum.susana.org/231-menstrual-cups/22355-help-girls-in-western-zambia-with-sanitary-pads-maboshe-memorial-centre-mmc here]. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||