BY DELISA THWALA
MBABANE – The Ministry of Education and Training in partnership with World Vision Eswatini, SOS Children’s Villages celebrated Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023.
This has taken place in various schools around the country, the most recent one being Mzizi with four schools from the community being, Nzongomane Primary and High School and Mlambo Primary and High School.
During the celebration 913 dignity packs were distributed to all the learners from these schools. Each pack consisted of three packs of sanitary pads, a towel, a toothbrush, toothpaste and a roll-on.
Pupils showed excitement over the packages and mentioned they were looking forward to using them.
“I think that all markets should consider selling sanitary pads in smaller scales, say maybe a packet can include four packets inside. This way, they will be cheaper and every girl child can afford them”, a learner from Nzongomane High School said.
Tenele Mkhabela, from SOS Children’s Villages, said menstruation is one of the reasons some girls dropout from school; “Amongst other reasons, the girl child drops out of school because of menstruation. Some cannot afford these sanitary pads, some even decide to stay at home because the school environment does not have proper sanitation. That is why they feel demotivated and end up not going to school at all,” she said.
Courtesy Pics of World Vision Eswatini
