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Thank you for making it possible to stand with vulnerable children where they need us most—inside their schools, during our mentorship sessions. Recently, as part of our ongoing support, we created a safe space for the children to speak openly. The questions we heard, especially from young girls, were honest and urgent: How do I manage my period properly? How do I dispose of used pads without shame or health risks?

These are not small questions. For a child without a reliable adult at home or access to basic sanitary items, a lack of answers can mean missing school, facing humiliation, or even contracting infections. We answered each question with care—demonstrating safe disposal methods, breaking myths, and reminding every girl that her body and her dignity matter.

Thank you for funding sessions like these. Because of your support, vulnerable children are not just learning—they are being seen, heard, and protected. You are helping break the silence around menstrual hygiene, keeping girls in school, and restoring their confidence. This is how change happens: one honest conversation, one child, one school at a time.

A Menstrual Mentorship program for girls and boys in Primary Five to Seven at Mwanyagiri Primary School creates a supportive, informed environment. For girls, sessions focus on understanding menstruation as a natural process, managing hygiene with dignity, tracking cycles, and addressing pain or anxiety.

For boys, learning dismantles myths, reduces teasing, and builds respectful allies who can offer support. Combined activities include open Q&A, story-sharing, and reusable pad-making demonstrations.

Teachers receive training to lead age-appropriate discussions using local language and visuals.

The goal is threefold: reduce school absenteeism among girls, prevent shame-based bullying, and foster teamwork. By normalizing conversation together—not in separate corners—children grow up seeing menstrual health as shared human health.

After six months, the school expects fewer girls missing class, more boys speaking kindly, and a cultural shift from secrecy to strength. Mwanyagiri Primary will become a model where every child learns: periods never stop a child’s right to learn.