As we count down the days to Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May 2020, the Sex Rights Africa Network will be bringing you a series of infographics summarising the South African Sanitary Dignity Policy in various thematic areas. ...
Armel Sylva is a young woman from the Comoros Islands, and is passionate about youth education and the development of children and youth. She has a track record in youth engagement and media communications. Armel is a com...
Rugare Shalom Zimunya is a social worker, women’s rights defender and gender equality expert. She has a particular interest in sexual reproductive health and rights and has been involved in work in SRHR within the Afri...
Patricia Kajumba is a social worker based in Uganda. She is the founder of the Twekonyere project which seeks to create rural communities where young people autonomously champion their wellbeing and contribute to the deve...
Princess Sekhothali Seeiso, who is now Queen Sekhothali Mabhena of the Ndebele Kingdom in South Africa, is the daughter of Prince Masupha Seeiso, the uncle to His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho. Her ...
During this time of coronavirus, we have seen areas of need and gaps in service provision where Menstrual Health Management is concerned. We asked what the most glaring ones were: Natasha Seketa In the wake o...
The global outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) has become a test to societies, governments and individuals alike on their value for human rights. Uganda is not spared. In the Public Health Act under the ‘prevent...
GALA would like to hear from you! Click here to fill in GALA's questionnaire about your lockdown/quarantine/social distancing experiences. From a queer perspective, how are you coping with being in quarantine or loc...
During this time, men need to be allies to those who menstruate! We asked some of our MHM allies what they felt was an important lesson to share with other men regarding MHM during lockdown. Wankumbu Simukonda D...
We asked network members how they would advise people to maintain a #HappyFlow during the lockdown period that many countries are facing due to COVID-19. Mujilowe Ndhlovu Menstrual hygiene still remains a taboo ...
