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Rwandans have joined a major campaign aimed at ending period poverty in the country.

Citizens are pledging and donating sanitary pads so the poor could be supported.

So far more than 1,000 sanitary pads have been pledged and donated following a day-long campaign on Twitter.

The ‘I Matter initiative’ used the hashtag #FreeThePeriod to highlight the project and engage with supporters.

In many parts of Africa, girls are unable to go to school due to lack of sanitary pads during menstrual periods.

Jeannine Kizima from the group told the BBC that “We had only managed to get to two schools in the north but with a big number of pledgers, we are now hopeful to reach as many girls as we can.”

Kizima is part of over ten young people who launched the initiative in September 2019 to help girls from poor families acquire pads.

The daughter of President Paul Kagame, Ange Kagame was among those who accepted the challenge to support the donation campaign.

Donations are overwhelming

With several hashtags all dedicated to supporting the campaign, people are still pledging so enough pads could be raised to support those in need.

In December 2019 Rwanda removed value-added taxes on sanitary products to make it easier for families to access them.

In parts of Africa governments are still yet to remove taxes on such products.

 

 

Source: Africafeeds.com

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