In celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024, the Initiative For Girl’s Rights and Health Development (IGRHD) has made a significant impact by engaging over 500 female adolescents across Oyo, Osun, Ondo, and Lagos States. The organization provided these young women with essential resources and education to enhance their menstrual health and overall well-being.
As part of the She Must Know Project, IGRHD aims to dismantle myths surrounding reproductive health and rights. This initiative empowers young girls with the knowledge to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. Celebrating its ninth anniversary, the organization distributed free sanitary towels, school bags, writing materials, and educational scholarships to the beneficiaries.
Ayodeji Awodoyin, Executive Director of IGRHD, highlighted the importance of menstrual health education. He stated, “We are committed to creating a period-friendly world where no woman is shamed because of her period, a world filled with young women proud of their bodily anatomy and in charge of it. No woman deserves to feel less of a human being for a natural phenomenon. We are sensitizing young women to be self-aware.”
Lagos State Coordinator and project facilitator Zenani Gbadume led the team to Livingstone Private School in Ikorodu. She described the engagement as “insightful and life-changing” for the girls involved. Temitayo Awodoyin, Director of Operations at IGRHD, reiterated the organization’s commitment to supporting young girls through comprehensive sexual education, stressing that period shaming is a form of abuse and a violation of human rights.
State Coordinator for Ondo State and Director of Communications at IGRHD, Moninkanola Ogidan, and Oyo State Coordinator Damilola Amoo noted that the She Must Know project has been well received by schools. They added that IGRHD has demonstrated its dedication to empowering young girls, promoting menstrual health education, and contributing to a more inclusive and supportive society.
