By Mtisunge Gwedeza

Blantyre, June 19, Mana: A local organisation, Flying Girls Malawi in collaboration with Catholic Women Association (CWA) in Blantyre has distributed 400 re-useable sanitary products to 200 girls at St. Pius X Girls Primary School in the district to promote menstrual hygiene best practices.

Chairperson of CWA at St. Pius, Leah Mwangomba said the gesture was done as part of educating girls on menstrual hygiene best practices, empower girls to break stigma associated with menstruation on top of imparting to them essential hygiene knowledge.

The Flying Girls and CWA joint initiative was done as an outreach under the theme: ‘Together for a period friendly world.’

“A survey report states that girls stay away from school when they are menstruating and that experience alone has a toll on their mental health well-being,

“We donated 400 re-usable sanitary towels to 200 learners and we are hopeful for more projects together with Flying Girls Malawi in the future to sustain what has built today,” she added.

A member of Flying Girls Malawi, an organization of young leaders and initiatives that advocate for girls empowerment, Naledi Kamndyaya hailed Flying Girls Malawi – CWA partnerships, saying the collaboration has potential to make a difference among female learners that have limited resources for menstrual hygiene management.

“Similar partnerships have shown potential in making a difference as such this collaboration can provide menstrual hygiene education, promote awareness and offer accessible products,” she added.

Flying Girls Malawi and the CWA believe that there will be long lasting impact in promoting menstrual hygiene whilst reducing stigma associated with menstruation.