The prevalence of poverty is a foremost issue in low-income communities in Nepal where the exorbitant prices of hygiene products and social stigmas prevent girls from exercising proper hygiene. The health implications of such conditions can be severe, given the restricted access to menstrual products. Adolescent girls are therefore refrained from going to school and that leads to early marriages and motherhood. The hygiene kits for these girls will help them to attend school on regular basis.
The prevalence of poverty is a foremost issue in low-income communities in Nepal where the exorbitant prices of hygiene products and social stigmas prevent girls from exercising proper hygiene. The health implications of such conditions can be severe, given the restricted access to menstrual products. Adolescent girls are therefore refrained from going to school and that leads to early marriages and motherhood. The hygiene kits for these girls will help them to attend school on regular basis.