Unicef comes to rescue of Mutoko female pupils

MUTOKO — Globally, menstrual periods are still causing thousands of girls to miss school time and again, but a community programme in Kawaza village in Mutoko has offered young women an opportunity to stay in school.

Twelve-year-old Tarisai (not her real name), who is doing Grade 6 at Kawazva Primary School, could have missed her classes for almost a month since January this year due to monthly periods, but that has become a thing of the past.

Tarisai is now part of a community-based programme Sista2Sister, whose aim is to empower girls, particularly in areas to do with sexual reproductive health.

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