UK government is campaigning to end global period poverty by 2030

The UK government has announced a new campaign in a bid to end global period poverty by 2030. 

In the UK, one in 10 girls are unable to afford sanitary products, according to Plan International UK. And 12 percent of girls have had to improvise sanitary products because they couldn't afford to buy them. 

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The government announced on Monday that the government would be spearheading a campaign to tackle period poverty on a global scale. 

In an official statement, the Government Equalities Office stated that in developing countries it's estimated that "half of all women and girls are forced to use rages, grass, and paper to manage their periods." A lack of access to products can result in girls missing school, which can have a long-term impact on their education. UNESCO estimates that one in ten adolescent girls in Africa miss school when they have their period, and eventually they drop out.  Read more...

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