Kisumu Medical and Education Trust (KMET) in partnership with Stanbic Bank commemorated Menstrual Hygiene Management Day by distributing reusable sanitary pads to 250 girls.
The beneficiaries were from Magadi primary and Magadi Mixed Secondary schools in Manyatta slum, Kisumu County.
Stanbic Bank Marketing Manager, David Wasamba pledged continued partnership to ensure girl child education is promoted.
“The basic kit for any girl is a sanitary pad, many girls from slums are not able for afford Sanitary pads and that the reason we have partnered with KMET to bring a sustainable product for the girls," he said, Friday.
Speaking during the event held at Magadi primary school, KMET CEO, Monica Oguttu lamented that many girls opt for materials such as pieces of mattresses, soil, cow dung or cotton wools during their monthly cycles, due to harsh economic conditions, leaving them with infections.
“To help keep the girls in school, KMET came up with comfort reusable sanitary pads that lasts for one year," she said.
Kisumu East Sub-county Reproductive Health coordinator, Elizabeth Onyango while speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Health, applauded the efforts made by the partners to help keep girls in school.
During the event, experts from KMET and Ministry of Health took the girls through basic menstrual hygiene education and how to use the distributed comfort reusable pads.