Menstrual Hygiene: UNICEF invites innovative ideas

A new challenge is calling on young innovators across Pakistan to design solutions that will help improve girls’ knowledge and practice of safe menstrual hygiene. During an event held in Islamabad on Thursday, UNICEF and the School of Leadership invited all Pakistani nationals between the ages of 14-24 to come forward with innovative ideas on tools, models and services to enable girls and women to manage their menstruation. Many adolescent girls in Pakistan miss school every month when on their period because they lack both knowledge, and access to proper facilities or supplies, to manage their menstruation in a hygienic way. Applicants from all over the country have four weeks to come forward. At the end, the five most promising ideas will be selected, with each young innovator receiving up to US$1,000 and two months of coaching to help them implement their project.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 12^th, 2018.