Elle s’inscrit dans le cadre du programme conjoint du Conseil de concertation pour l’approvisionnement en eau et l’assainissement WSSCC et d’ONU Femmes « Genre, Hygiène et Assainissement » mené en Afrique de l’ouest et du centre.

Did you know that women, on average, menstruate 3,000 days in their lifetime?

The study was carried out in the regions of Maradi, Zinder, Tahoua and Tillabéri under the Joint Programme on Gender, Hygiene and Sanitation in West and Central Africa and implemented by WSSCC and UN Women.

In Niger, the lack of access to sanitation and scarcity of adequate information and facilities for Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) are considerable challenges for women, hindering their participation in society, a new study by WSSCC and UN/Women has found.It highlights that women and girls can fully participate in society and the economy and lead active lives in school, work and leisure if they are better informed.The study also recommends that MHM needs to be clearly articulated in public policies and national strategies with associated budgets and monitoring systems.Needing 130 to win, Bangladesh won the match in 19.1 overs with Mahmudullah Riyadh (22 not out off 15 balls) and Mashrafe Mortaza (12 off 7 balls) adding 27 in only 1.5 overs to help the hosts overwhelm the target with five balls to spare.It was a tense final few overs as Bangladesh withered the storm off Mohammed Amir (2/26 in 4 overs) after they looked in trouble at 104 for 5 in 17.2 overs.