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Female reproductive organs are hidden parts of the body, located down there. But that should not mean that issues affecting them should be hidden or looked down upon, or swept under garments. Let’s put menstruation on the agenda and openly discuss it to its logical conclusion.

— Theresa Nyava

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I envision a Zimbabwe where all girls and women can access adequate menstrual products, in an environment that is period-conducive and be treated with dignity in order for them to manage their periods in a manner that fosters human and sustainable development.

A nation without period poverty and a nation that provides equal opportunities for girls and women to succeed in all aspects

A girl who is absent from school due to menstruation for four days every month loses at least 40 learning days...It’s like not going to school for half of a school term.

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