Recently AfriFlora started a new project for 1300 female students at their Sher-schools: Mela for her. Mela (መላ) means solution in Amharic. A solution for a problem that exists for many young women and girls in Africa: a lack of affordable sanitary products.
For many people, menstrual hygiene is an inconvenience or taboo. For millions of girls around the world, it can pose barriers to education, health, self-esteem, and human rights. And for many, the start of menstruation typically means a loss of days in school.
MELA FOR HER is an Ethiopian social start-up enterprise that provides women and girls across Ethiopia with affordable and eco-friendly menstrual products and menstrual health education. The Sher-schools and Mela for Her teamed up, and with the help of the Dutch Flower Foundation, 1300 girls between 11-18 years of age will be given a kit of menstrual aid products. Besides the kits, a team of experts will train a group of Sher-school teachers, and through the girls-club all 1300 students will be offered training on menstrual health.
