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CBO Donates 500 Sanitary Towels to Mark International Girl Child Day

By PETER KOMBE Tunaweza persons with disability in partnership with affordable and Accessible Sanitation for Women have donated over 500 Reusable sanitary towels in Baringo County. The initiative is aimed at marking the International Day of the Girl Child this year. Speaking to the media in Mombasa, Tunaweza Persons with Disability Charity Chahasi said the program has targeted young girls aged between 9 -17 years in remote parts of Baringo County. According to Chahasi most of these have fallen victims of defilement and rape due to ravaging poverty. “Their parents can hardly buy them the ordinary sanitary pads. The pads that we give them are durable as they take long over three years,” she noted She adds that some of the girls get pregnant at an early age and therefore the need to assist them.
According to her, some of the girls end up committing suicide. Meanwhile, Lucy Chesi the deputy director said lack of sanitary pads to the girls takes away the girls dignity. The hash tag for the day is “My Period with Joy” while the theme of this year’s International day of the girl child is “My Voice Our Equal Future.” Reports by the United Nations indicate that there are over 1.1 billion girls under the age of 18. According to the United Nations 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence. Emerging data shows that since the outbreak of COVID19 violence against women and girls and particularly domestic violence has intensified.

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