Menstrual health and hygiene country snapshots Africa

We’ve partnered with Days for Girls and Irise Institute East Africa (IIEA)  to bring you a series of easy-to-use summaries of the menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) context for several countries in eastern and southern Africa. The first snapshots are the outcome of a...

Status of menstruation in Germany

With the report “Menstruation im Fokus”, Plan International Germany and WASH United are publishing the first representative data on the state of menstruation in Germany. What we found is shocking.🩸 More than one fifth of survey participants had no idea what happened...

Kaerney & WASH United report (2020)

Addressing the menstruation-related challenges of women and girls This joint paper by WASH United and Kaerney provides insights into the menstruation-related challenges. The research reveals that the challenges create a lose-lose situation for individuals but also for...

Period Tax – collective action to end period taxes in Ghana

Campaigners in Ghana have been advocating for the removal of taxes on menstrual products. While government representative has spoken in favour of removing the tax, it remains and currently stands at 12,5% VAT, and 20% for import tax. Ghana’s latest population census...

Partnering Up to Change Perceptions on Menstrual Health

An exciting new partnership has launched between The Case for Her, Lightful and WASH United, to increase the digital fundraising and advocacy skills of grassroots organizations working in menstrual health and hygiene (MHH). Millions of women and girls* face...