{"id":2176,"date":"2025-06-02T21:25:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T21:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/?p=2176"},"modified":"2025-07-28T18:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:50:44","slug":"world-menstrual-hygiene-day-why-it-matters-for-nigerian-women-and-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/world-menstrual-hygiene-day-why-it-matters-for-nigerian-women-and-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Why It Matters for Nigerian Women and Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2176\" class=\"elementor elementor-2176\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f32ad4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f32ad4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc353e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc353e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is World Menstrual Hygiene Day?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b856a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3b856a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38af0e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38af0e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"1076\"><strong>World Menstrual Hygiene Day<\/strong>, observed globally on <strong>May 28<\/strong>, is a day dedicated to breaking the silence, raising awareness, and challenging taboos around menstruation. It is an international advocacy platform that brings together NGOs, governments, the private sector, and individuals to promote menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) for all women and girls.<\/p><p data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1432\">At OWACDO (OKAHA Women and Children Development Organisation), we see this day as a critical moment to focus not just on access to sanitary products, but also on the broader conversation about menstrual dignity, stigma, education, and inclusivity, especially for women aged 35 and above who are often left out of menstrual health programming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61d94b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c61d94b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70957e8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"70957e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d093d45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d093d45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3906c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3906c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why May 28?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f132d83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f132d83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4759931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4759931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1502\">The date <strong data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1475\">May 28<\/strong> was chosen symbolically:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1593\">May is the <strong data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1529\">5th month<\/strong>, representing the <strong data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1574\">average 5-day duration<\/strong> of menstruation.<\/li><li data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1670\">The number <strong data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1613\">28<\/strong> represents the <strong data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1653\">average 28-day cycle<\/strong> of menstruation.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1714\">It\u2019s more than a date\u2014it\u2019s a commemoration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71cb190 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71cb190\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd46f26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bd46f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0894f38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0894f38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a81fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a81fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Menstrual Hygiene Day Matters in Nigeria<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62829fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62829fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228bdd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"228bdd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1878\">In Nigeria, millions of women and girls continue to face barriers to menstrual health. These include:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1933\">Limited access to affordable sanitary products<\/li><li data-start=\"1936\" data-end=\"1987\">Lack of clean water and sanitation facilities<\/li><li data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2033\">Persistent stigma and cultural taboos<\/li><li data-start=\"2036\" data-end=\"2107\">Insufficient menstrual education, especially in rural communities<\/li><li data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2177\">Neglect of older women dealing with perimenopause and menopause<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2480\">At OWACDO, we recognize that menstruation doesn\u2019t stop at adolescence. Through our work, we\u2019ve found that many Nigerian women over 35 face menstrual discrimination, isolation, and silence\u2014especially during perimenopause and menopause. Our advocacy ensures these voices are not left behind.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f494c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26f494c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b6f8e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"72b6f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f4db6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3f4db6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b406584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b406584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OWACDO\u2019s Role in Advancing Menstrual Dignity<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c0ef1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c0ef1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a8377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80a8377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2537\" data-end=\"2738\">As a grassroots organization based in Nigeria, OWACDO uses <strong data-start=\"2596\" data-end=\"2672\">community education, media advocacy, school outreach, and public rallies<\/strong> to promote menstrual equity. For World Menstrual Hygiene Day, we:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2871\"><strong data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2782\">Organize awareness walks and rallies<\/strong> in places like Makurdi (Read: <a class=\"\" href=\"#\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2813\" data-end=\"2870\">Makurdi Mega Rally Marks World Menstrual Hygiene Day<\/a>)<\/li><li data-start=\"2874\" data-end=\"2933\"><strong data-start=\"2874\" data-end=\"2901\">Distribute dignity kits<\/strong> to vulnerable women and girls<\/li><li data-start=\"2936\" data-end=\"3022\"><strong data-start=\"2936\" data-end=\"2960\">Train health workers<\/strong> on how to support women facing menstrual-related challenges<\/li><li data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3083\"><strong data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3048\">Include older women<\/strong> in our menstrual health programs<\/li><li data-start=\"3086\" data-end=\"3162\"><strong data-start=\"3086\" data-end=\"3115\">Collaborate with partners<\/strong> like F\u00f2s Feminista and AFD to scale our impact<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a770c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69a770c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caff664 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"caff664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3bca1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae3bca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a7fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67a7fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our 2025 Rally Theme<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef8651 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bef8651\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e40a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e40a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">|  \u201cMenstruation Doesn\u2019t Stop at 35 \u2014 Let\u2019s Talk About It.\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f994306 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f994306\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a46d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a46d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3348\">We carried this message proudly through the streets of Makurdi, along with taglines like:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"3351\" data-end=\"3394\"><em>\u201cTalk menopause like you talk menses\u201d<\/em><\/li><li data-start=\"3397\" data-end=\"3447\"><em>\u201cRespect, Rights, and Dignity for Women 35+\u201d<\/em><\/li><li data-start=\"3450\" data-end=\"3505\"><em>\u201cStop the Shame, Start the Talk\u2014Menopause Matters!\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3507\" data-end=\"3613\">Our goal is to normalize <strong data-start=\"3532\" data-end=\"3553\">open conversation<\/strong> around menstruation at all ages, from puberty to menopause.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6063f1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6063f1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2395b1c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2395b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929a9fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"929a9fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf0b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bf0b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ba547 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5ba547\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38e0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a38e0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"3638\" data-end=\"3732\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.menstrualhygieneday.org\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3638\" data-end=\"3732\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit the<\/span> official World Menstrual Hygiene Day website<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-start=\"3735\" data-end=\"3844\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"cursor-pointer\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unfpa.org\/menstrual-health\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3735\" 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