La précarité menstruelle contraint les femmes à payer pour leur dignité

D'ici la fin de l'année, pas moins de 47 millions d'Éthiopiennes seront en âge de procréer. Le marché des serviettes hygiéniques devrait croître de 10 % par an pour atteindre jusqu'à 20 millions de dollars.

L'hygiène menstruelle n'est plus une question de consommation secondaire, mais un élément de santé publique, de scolarisation et de participation à la vie active. Les experts avertissent que l'incapacité à résoudre les goulots d'étranglement de la chaîne d'approvisionnement et les coûts élevés affecte la vie quotidienne de près de la moitié de la population.

Luladay Abraham ne considère pas l'arrivée de son cycle menstruel comme un simple désagrément privé, mais plutôt comme une épreuve d'endurance mensuelle. Cette situation met en lumière les pressions auxquelles sont confrontées les femmes à travers l'Éthiopie.

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