TORONTO, May 27, 2024
/CNW/ - Imagine experiencing your period without knowledge of
the menstrual cycle, or missing school because you cannot afford
sanitary supplies. Imagine fleeing conflict or a climate crisis
without the resources to manage your period with dignity, because
periods do not stop during humanitarian emergencies. This is the
reality of millions of girls around the world.
This Menstrual Health Day, May 28, child rights and girls' equality
organization Plan International Canada invites media to include
this underreported topic in their news coverage for the day.
Available for interviews and expert insights:
Janani Vijayaraghavan, Health
Advisor, Plan International Canada, can speak to:
- How period poverty and stigma intersect with every major
challenge that girls around the world face today, including access
to health care, education and protection from violence.
- The impact that access – or lack thereof – to menstrual health
resources has on girls' lives everywhere and their opportunity to
fulfill their goals and potential.
- Plan International's programs and work to end period stigma and
make menstrual health resources available to girls and young
women.
Youth activists and testimonials, to offer:
- Insights into work being done in communities around the world
to end period poverty and stigma, as seen from youth leading this
movement.
- Real-life examples from around the world of girls' and women's
experiences with periods, highlighting how barriers have evolved
between generations.
Plan International is a champion for children's rights and
equality for girls, operating in more than 80 countries worldwide.
With input from experts, community leaders and girls themselves,
Plan's programs are designed to address the root causes of gender
inequality in five priority areas: education, health, protection
from violence, youth leadership and economic empowerment, and
humanitarian response and resilience.
Plan International is currently on a mission to improve the
lives of 200 million girls by 2027. To support this work, Plan
Canada's fundraising campaign, Until We Are All Equal, aims to
raise $2 million before June 30, 2024. All donations to this campaign
will be matched until this deadline. Details can be found at:
PlanCanada.ca/Equal
About Plan International
Canada
Plan International Canada is a member of a global organization
dedicated to advancing children's rights and equality for girls.
Plan International has been building powerful partnerships with and
for children for over 85 years and is now active in more than 80
countries.
We stand with children, especially girls, wherever they are
oppressed, exploited, left behind or not equally valued. We're
determined optimists, and we will continue to persevere until we
are all equal.
Visit PlanCanada.ca for more information.
Media contact
Plan International Canada
PR & Communications
PRteam@plancanada.ca
SOURCE Plan International Canada