Dear All, The Hons Minister of Finance has just announced distribution of free sanitary pads for young girls of grade 6 to grade 13. Excerpt from budget speech 2021/2022 (Page 70) : 423. For children from families registered under the Social Register of Mauritius, we will: (b) Provide free sanitary towels from grade 6 to grade 13; and Raise Brave Girls lobbied intensively for this initiative and we launched a national petition where more than 5000 signatures was collected. We would like to thank YOU all for your support and #menstruationisnotachoice #menstrualhealth #raisebravegirls. We extend our gratitude to the Government of Mauritius. Thank You Raise Brave Girls.