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Moniepoint and Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls empower 500 Lagos schoolgirls with menstrual health education and life skills
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Moniepoint, in partnership with Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls, has empowered 500 girls in Lagos with sanitary kits, menstrual health education, and life skills. This initiative, held at New Era Girls Secondary School, Surulere, aimed to address period poverty and improve menstrual health awareness, coinciding with the 2026 World Menstrual Hygiene Day. Globally, approximately 500 million women and girls lack resources for safe and dignified period management, a crisis exacerbated by limited product access, inadequate WASH infrastructure, and societal taboos. In Nigeria, research indicates that insufficient sanitation, lack of menstrual products, and poor menstrual health education contribute to school absenteeism, psychological distress, and vulnerability among adolescent girls. Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Moniepoint Inc., Edidiong Uwemakpan, highlighted the link between addressing period poverty and promoting financial inclusion and economic empowerment for women and girls. Karo Omu, founder of Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls, noted her organization has distributed over 80,000 sanitary pads and reached more than 53,000 girls across 23 states. The outreach included sessions on menstrual hygiene, reproductive health, anatomy, financial literacy, and confidence-building, encouraging students to view menstruation as a normal biological process. Moniepoint volunteer Sophia Ukoni described the engagement as an opportunity to inspire and educate young girls. The program emp
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