From girls in Cairo to girls in Gaza
Women suffer more simply because they are women. My friends and I know how uncomfortable it feels and how awkard it is to talk about it. So I decided to talk about what is awkward.
Women and adolescent girls are using a clean menstrual management material to absorb or collect menstrual blood, that can be changed in privacy as often as necessary,using soap and water...
Whether it’s their first time or a routine part of their life, menstruation has become a nightmare for women and girls in Gaza.
"It's messy. It's terrible. And nobody speaks about it," Akkila says, explaining openly talking about menstrual struggles remains taboo, even in war time.
“The impending arrival of my menstrual period has become a nightmare for me,” Sarah says. “I have to share a bathroom with more than 100 women.