Women's NGO launches 'Haid, Jangan Hide' campaign to address period poverty

The ‘Haid, Jangan Hide’ programme aims to create awareness about period poverty in Malaysia and tackle the generational stigma surrounding menstruation. Photo: Freepik.com

The lack of clean and safe toilets at schools is among the reasons young girls stay out of schools, hence widening the gender disparity in society.

Menstruating schoolgirls who can’t go to the school toilet to change their sanitary pad (or to clean up when they get a stain on their skirt) often end up skipping school, reveals All Women’s Action Society (Awam) deputy president Dr May Ng.