First Lady, Arya Ali has embarked on an initiative to fight period poverty and end the stigma associated with menstruation and $6m was raised at a tea this week.
A release yesterday from the Office of the First Lady stated that in January of this year, Mrs Ali had officially announced the launch of her Menstrual Hygiene Initiative which seeks to end period poverty by making sanitary pads accessible to women and girls for free.
As part of this effort, the First Lady held a fundraising drive on Sunday at State House in Georgetown.