Many challenges lie ahead in achieving quality education for all. Investment has seen considerable improvements in education metrics across low and middle income countries (LMICs). However, progress has been uneven and poor girls remain the most disadvantaged, facing an array of barriers to school enrolment, attendance, and attainment. Among these, menstruation has emerged as a neglected but significant obstacle to education.

Although an individual biological event, the experience of menstruation is entangled within a complex socio-ecological system. Reflecting this, 'menstrual health' has been suggested as an overarching term for women and girls' menstrual experience encompassing menstrual hygiene, the physical requirements of effective management, as well as broader psychological and socio-cultural elements. Menstrual health is severely under-researched.

As RACE-Foundation.. we carried a training on how to train underprivileged ladies how to make their own reusable sanitary pads with a span of 3 years in use.. this was a great innovation for them..