Selangor To Introduce Free Sanitary Pad Programme With Budget 2023 To Help Aid Period Poverty
Selangor’s state Budget 2023 of RM2.45 billion will be introducing a free sanitary pad programme.
Bukit Melawati assemblyman Juwairiya Zulkifli motioned for this yesterday during the budget debate session at the Selangor assembly to address the stigma and shame surrounding period poverty issues.
“Among the groups at risk of facing such a situation are women in rural areas, the urban poor, and the extreme poor. For female students, the absence of sanitary pads can limit their movements and activities at school.
“(Period poverty) could interfere with their learning process and might even lead to students choosing not to attend school and contribute to education dropouts.”
According to Juwairiya, period poverty is when individuals lack the access to sanitary pads due to financial constraints, hygiene facilities or suitable waste management.
She added that several foreign…
