By Macarena Aguilar
Ever wondered what it might be like for women and girls handling their period in a cramped camp for internally displaced people (IDPs)?
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| Zaw Mar Luu (19) listens attentively during a Menstrual Hygiene Management awareness session at the Tar Ga Ya (Thayat Taw) IDP Camp. @UNICEF Myanmar/2018/Nyan Zay Htet |
“It’s difficult,” says 19-year old Zaw Mar Luu very shyly. This is an issue often not spoken about in IDP camps. “Usually I keep my used sanitary pads in a plastic bag until the garbage truck comes to collect from the main waste bin. But it only comes once a week” she adds.
