For most of us, periods are just a minor annoyance, with the main bugbear being the handbag space that has to be dedicated to a pack of Tampax.
But in many parts of the world, limited access to sanitary products has a significant impact on the lives of young women, with girls missing school because they’re unable to get hold of clean pads and tampons.
As disposable pads are often too expensive, women end up re-using rags.
What makes things worse is that in many of these places, washing out the rags in public places is strictly prohibited, meaning the women have to hide their rags in unhygienic places… Read the full story