Menstrual Kits
Over 26 million displaced girls and women are estimated to be menstruating around the globe. A significant but often overlooked issue facing these girls and women is their ability to privately, safely and comfortably manage their monthly menstruation. In many humanitarian emergencies, there is a lack of access to the basic materials needed to manage the blood in addition to a lack of appropriate sanitation facilities (including water), which are critical for addressing menstrual hygiene.
Provision of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) kits as a culturally appropriate and effective relief item for emergencies, complemented by improvement and scale-up of training and participatory hygiene promotion tools are essential services that relief agencies provide. Cyaxis International supplies menstruation kits (both disposable and reusable types) to humanitarian organizations.