FOLII

SUPPORTING MENSTURAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE TO IMPROVE WOMEN AND GIRL’S WELLBEING

Half of the world’s population will spend half of their lives menstruating (or, having periods), yet 500 million women and girls around the world lack access to menstrual hygiene materials and safe, clean facilities. This “period poverty” is detrimental to their physical, mental, and emotional health. We at FOLII , an organization focused on empowering women and girls amongst our other activities, we highlight the importance of including menstrual health and rights within the broader portfolio of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and we call for increased action, policies, and resources to support menstrual health.

Our project includes having information about menstruation and self-care; access to menstrual hygiene materials; diagnosis and treatment for menstrual cycle disorders; and the ability to be free from stigma and discrimination related to menstruation. We appreciate you all who always support our causes.

The whole of this week our team has been busy and involved in rescuing a 9 year old girl (names withheld) from Mpigi district central uganda who was sexually abused and by the time we visited the family, the girls ge****ls and internal organs were at the verge of decomposing and dysfunction with lots of lower abdominal pain, passing of blood in urine among among other pain and complications. We took her to Mulago national referral hospital for examinations and medication.
It's unfortunate that there's a high increase of cases where men are taking advantage of young girls, young as 8 -14 years for their selfish interests, abuse them and later damp them.

Our organization is committed to enhancing safety and protection of women especially young girls like this case.
Please keep us all in prayer as we continue reaching out and helping those girls abused.