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.
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Interview: Victoria University’s Pimer Peace determined to change fortunes of girls In West Nile
The girl child in Uganda, like it is in many developing countries, is growing up in a world that is challenging than never before.
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Changing lives of 700 girls in West Nile – Peace Pimer
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.