Barriers from menstruation

Breaking down stigma surrounding girls’ menstruation in Vanuatu

CARE International in Vanuatu will host an event featuring presentations from teachers and girls and a screening of the documentary film Nomo Fraet at Ieneuala Secondary School today.

Florence, a student form Tanna said during her menstruation, she stayed home in fear of being humiliated.

“Before, when I got my period, I did not go to school. I was afraid of being humiliated, so I just stayed at home,” says Florence, a 17-year-old student on Tanna Island in Vanuatu’s south.