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Charity highlights number of girls unable to afford sanitary products
Charity Freedom4Girls has warned that girls in the UK are missing days off schools because they cannot afford sanitary protection.
The group, which provides sanitary products to women in Kenya, was contacted by a school in Leeds and is now providing sanitary support in West Yorkshire.
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, Tina Leslie, a public health worker in Leeds and part of Freedom4Girls, explained that she was contacted by a teacher who was concerned about girls missing schools during their periods. Leslie was able to arrange for sample packs to be sent to the school but admitted it was ‘not a sustainable solution.’
Leslie commented: “I wasn't shocked at all. We had an idea that there was something happening in schools. It's linked to poverty - 25,000 visits to food banks just in Leeds last year.
"We need to give these girls dignity back."
"It's happening in other schools. Teachers have told me they are buying towels to have just in case.
"If you've got no food, you've got no money for sanitary protection. If you have a mum with two teenage girls, that's a lot of money each month when you're on zero-hours contracts, benefits or low income."
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