WaterAid is greatly saddened by reports that another teenage girl in Nepal has died in an incident linked to the practice of chhaupadi, in which menstruating women are excluded from normal community life.
A series of intimate pictures taken by award-winning photographer, Ronny Sen, for international development charity WaterAid, reveal the changing lives of some of India’s remote tribal communities.
The recent floods in Nepal, which have killed at least 123 people and affected approximately 11.5 million, risk turning into a public health crisis unless urgent steps are taken to provide those affected with water, sanitation and hygiene, WaterAid said on Thursday.
In the remote region of Karamoja in north-eastern Uganda, an inspiring group of teenagers are working with international charity WaterAid to break the silence around periods and debunk menstruation myths, thanks to funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
