Tag Archives: Menstrual Hygiene

…calls for policy reform to tackle period poverty As the world commemorates this year’s International Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE) played host to a vibrant and impactful girl-centered conference at its headquarters in Lagos. The event held 28th May 28 at Dr. Nnimmo Bassey Conference Hall in CEE-HOPE’s House, Lagos, brought together …

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By Dayo Emmanuel WaterAid Nigeria and PepsiCo Foundation have marked Menstrual Hygiene Day with training for teachers on handling young girls on menstrual hygiene and practical session for women on the production of sanitary pads. The event which took place at the Igando Ikotun Local Council Development Area secretariat in Lagos recently, also featured a train-the-trainers seminar to equip female …

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A Non-Governmental Organisation, the Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE) recently marked the International Menstrual Hygiene Day with a call for government’s intervention in ending period poverty in Nigeria. At a one-day seminar in Lagos which attracted several teenage girls from communities across Lagos and Ogun States and featured talks on rape awareness and career choices, and …

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In light of the increasing difficulty that needy women and girls face in handling their monthly periods due to lack of access to sanitary products, an NGO has called on the Nigerian government to provide free sanitary pads for such women. The Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE), an NGO that works with vulnerable children especially girls, …

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