The power of school hygiene in advancing girls' education

By  Jacob Mosenda

Senior Journalist with The Citizen

Mwananchi Communications Limitted

What you need to know:

  • Data from the Ministry of Education indicates that approximately 50 percent of schoolgirls miss school during their menstrual periods due to a lack of private, clean changing facilities, sanitary pads, or clean water.

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