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#MenstruationMatters! Period!
MHD SPECIAL – Is an initiative like Menstrual Hygiene Day on May the 28th still needed? Yes! Here are seven reasons why.

Menstruating in …Kenya
MHD SPECIAL – Saturday, May 28th is Menstrual Hygiene Day again. Still necessary? Yes! In Kenya sanitary pads are a luxury for most women.

Menstruating in … Uganda
MHD SPECIAL – Saturday, May 28th is Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD) again. Still necessary? Yes! Menstruation can be a life-restricting monthly event for women and girls in Uganda. (…)

Menstruating in … Bangladesh
MHD SPECIAL – Saturday, May 28th is Menstrual Hygiene Day again. Still necessary? Yes! In some parts of Bangladesh, menstruating women and girls can’t leave the house for seven days.

Menstruation + taboo (4): social media actions
Lately there has been a lot of attention for the subject of menstruation + taboo. Period! brings you the best awareness actions. This week: a top five of social media actions.
#LiveTweetYourPeriod
No silent suffering any more! Use the hashtag #LiveTweetYourPeriod and share your period misery when Aunt Flo comes to visit.

Just a tampon
Break the taboo about menstruation by making a selfie with a tampon.

Period stains? Not on Instagram
It’s a picture of a woman on her period. A very normal situation. But it seems like menstruation is still taboo, at least on social media.