Leading Journalist: BBC Gem O'Reilly 

Sanitary products are a basic human requirement. But a BBC investigation found that the cheapest sanitary towels were beyond the reach of many African women.

People across the continent are struggling with "period poverty" - something activists are fighting to change. 

In South Africa, Nokuzola Ndwandwe, a menstrual hygiene activist, has been working to get VAT scrapped on period products since 2014. In April 2019, she managed a "monumental victory" when the government scrapped the 15% value added tax on sanitary pads and announced free sanitary towels in public schools.

Nokuzola is now working to get a menstrual health rights bill passed in South Africa, so that period products can be recognised as a human right and women like Joyce do not have to resort to desperate measures in order to get them.

Learn more here: 

1/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66423981

2/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0g61y1p 

3/ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rleFO99blSw 

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