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With your support, every girl can stay in school, thrive, and <\/span><b>bleed with pride.<\/b>","featured_image":2426,"short_name":"Menstrual dignity","card_summary":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_hero_issue","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_hero_issue":{"":null,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h5>A discrimina\u00e7\u00e3o menstrual est\u00e1 em toda parte.<\/h5>\r\nIsolation, exclusion, and bullying affect 9 in 10 women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Beyond the pain, it keeps girls out of school and pushes women out of work and community life.\r\n\r\nWe asked women, girls, men, and boys in 9 countries what menstrual dignity means to them. Here\u2019s what they told us:","":null,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_accordion","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_accordion":{"title":"Dignidade menstrual significa...","items":[{"title":"Talking openly about menstruation ","open":false,"html":"Period stigma thrives in silence. By breaking the silence and teaching menstrual health in families, schools, and communities, we end shame and empower women, girls, and gender-diverse people to bleed with pride."},{"title":"Keeping girls in school","open":false,"html":"Menstruation should never cost a girl her education. Yet<strong> 1 in 4 girls are excluded from class during menstruation<\/strong>, and <strong>1 in 3 are teased by teachers<\/strong>. By providing menstrual health education and affordable products, we make schools safe and supportive so girls can learn every day."},{"title":"Building supportive communities","open":false,"html":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When accurate information is missing, myths spread and menstruation is treated as impure. Through menstrual health education in schools and community programs with girls, boys, parents, and leaders, we challenge harmful gender norms and create supportive environments where menstrual dignity is respected. <\/span>"},{"title":"Ensuring access to menstrual products","open":false,"html":"<b>No one should be denied dignity because they can\u2019t afford pads or cups.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yet <\/span><b>9 in 10 surveyed lacked access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the products they need. By working with social enterprises, we\u2019re putting menstrual cups and reusable pads into the hands of those who need them most\u2014so every person can bleed with pride.<\/span>"}],"":null,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_statistic","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_statistic":{"number":"122.5K","text":"Menstrual hygiene products distributed between 2023-2024","source":"These include 2,000 menstrual cups donated by F\u00f2s Feminista to community-based partners in Brazil and Mexico to support women\u2019s and girls\u2019 access to free menstrual hygiene products. 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