Under its She Must Know Project, IGRHD seeks to debunk myths surrounding reproductive health and rights and promote education, enabling young girls to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
As part of its ninth anniversary, the group distributed free sanitary towels, school bags, writing materials and educational scholarships to the beneficiaries.
Executive Director, IGRHD, Ayodeji Awodoyin, emphasised the importance of access to menstrual health education, stating: “We are committed to creating a period-friendly world where no woman is shamed because of her period, a world filled with young women proud of their bodily anatomy and in charge of it. No woman deserves to feel less of a human being for a natural phenomenon. We are sensitising young women to be self-aware.”
Lagos State Coordinator and facilitator of the project, Zenani Gbadume, who led the team to Livingstone Private School, Ikorodu, described the engagement as “insightful and life-changing” for the girls.
Director of Operations at IGRHD, Temitayo Awodoyin reiterated the organisation’s commitment to helping young girls have a safe and hitch-free adolescence through comprehensive sexual education, stressing that period shaming remains a form of abuse and human rights violation.
For the State Coordinator for Ondo State and Director of Communications at IGRHD, Moninkanola Ogidan and State Coordinator for Oyo State, Damilola Amoo, the She Must Know project is well received by the schools, adding that IGRHD has demonstrated its dedication to empowering young girls, promoting menstrual health education and contributing to a more inclusive and supportive society.
