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Tales of suffering girls and school heads fumbling for solutions

Re-usable sanitary pads displayed on the table during an interview on December 13, 2018. Huru supply sanitary pads for needy girls in both Primary and High school. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

Millions of schoolgirls from poor families across the country have been forced to use crude methods to deal with their menses following the government’s failure to provide them with sanitary pads.

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