The menstrual cycle has been a challenge and an impediment to regular school attendance among rural school age-going girls in the West Nile region.

The girl child in Uganda, like it is in many developing countries, is growing up in a world that is challenging than never before.

Growing up in Zombo District, I witnessed my peers drop out of school, some did not have school fees, others because of child marriages, and also misconception of menstruation.