ALX LEADS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CHARGE WITH ACCESSIBLE, AWARD-WINNING TECH EDUCATIONUpsides of Social Media MarketingCAPE TOWN, South Africa, 29 May 2024 -/African Media Agency/- The future of female youth within Sub-Saharan Africa holds immense potential but faces significant challenges within the realm of sexual reproductive health such as with basic menstrual health hygiene.
In Kenya, 65% of women and girls cannot afford sanitary pads. As a result, risky sexual behaviours like transactional sex for pads become a concern majorly driven by period poverty. The burden is evident with the rising number of new HIV infections, teenage pregnancies, school absenteeism and school dropout rates among the same age group.
“Through our discovery pilots which were set in motion in April 2024, we have also seen a real need for access to trusted and age appropriate sexual and reproductive health and rights information, and a huge lack of preparation for many young girl’s first period. Moving forward we plan to use insights from this pilot to scale our efforts nationally and improve our machine learning model,” says Kupfer.