Over 39,000 refugee girls, women to receive free reusable pads

25th February 2023

In 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) informed government that 500,000 girls and women will not have access to sanitary pads due to a lack of funding.  

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UNFPA Deputy Country Representative Daniel Alemu handing over reusable sanitary pads to Enid Ochieng, a Senior Protection Officer at UNCHR at the UNFPA office in Kampala. Photo by Jacky Achan
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In at least 10 refugee settlements across Uganda, the need for menstrual hygiene items ranks highly in position numbers two and three, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reveals. 

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