Dear Colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to a feature that was run in Kenyan TV about menstruation and the difficulties that women face in Kenya.

Here is the link:

Here is some information:

The amount allocated for provision of free sanitary towels was slashed by 99 million shillings (850,000 Euro) in the financial year of 2013/2014, from the 300 million shillings (2,566,200 Euro) allocated previously to the Ministry of Education for the provision of sanitary towels to 568,925 needy girls between class 6 (Age 11) and 8 (Age 13), a fraction of the 2.5 million in need of the towels.

This means that only 1\3 of the targeted girls will benefit. Judy Kosgei was in Marigat, Baringo county one of the districts which has never benefited from the government program and found out shocking details of how girls miss school during their menses and opt to use goat skin, chicken feathers, soil and even leaves during their menses.

Best regards,

Doreen