It costs to think that in the 21st century Many young people in Spain are missing class because they are unable to buy menstrual health products. However, this is a fact, from today, more than 500 million women and girls in the world, including our country, have lived without their basic intimate health needs.
The United Nations (UN) considers it Menstrual management is a human rights issue Moreover, as the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF indicated, “Using a clean substance, it can absorb blood or transform the body using soap and water, and access the body to dispose of the already used materials.”
The Menstrual poverty This is still a reality for many young people in Spain, a great impact on them Health (Causing humiliation, anxiety and insecurity in adolescents) Education and improvementExpanding gender inequality.
The effects of menstrual poverty during adolescence
The last step carried out by Evox meters in the absence of school due to menstrual poverty in Spain, almost 20 % of women from the age of 14 to 25 always lock. If we focus on school -Jaj women, from 14 to 20 years, this number reaches 16 % across Spain, which is equivalent to 270,000 girls.
Many of the many given this situation They return to improved methods How Tallidas (47%), paper scarf (34%), socks (11%), old dress (21%) or multiple layers of underwear (26%.
Evox resumes the project, to try to eradicate the absence of this school because of not accessing menstrual health products Stop the menstrual povertyOvarian This ensures the distribution of free wrinkles in educational centers.
This year, the brand has expanded its program in schools, and allows its students to provide menstrual health products to its students, reaching a total of 1,029 schools in Spain. Reached 19,092 girls.
These types of initiatives are not only offering essential products, To raise awareness about the importance of addressing this problem with structural solutions. The involvement of educational centers, families and public administrations has become important to ensure that all girls and young people can live with dignity of menstruation.
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