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The BMJ Appeal 2023-24: Periods don't stop for disasters

Jane Feinmann reports on ActionAid UK, which champions women’s rights during humanitarian crises

The plight of women and girls managing menstruation during humanitarian crises is below the radar of many aid organisations. But it’s a priority for ActionAid UK, the choice for The BMJ ’s annual appeal this year and the charity’s response to the September earthquake in Morocco shows why.

That earthquake, which killed 3000 people and left 300 000 homeless, hit the remote Atlas Mountains a very poor region that already had a high level of inequality, says Halima Begum, chief executive of ActionAid UK. This had led to widespread sexual exploitation through domestic work and meant that child marriage was a constant risk.

She says, “Thousands of women and girls are now living in rudimentary shelter without access to menstrual products, either because of lack of availability or lack of funds to buy them, and without access to facilities to wash their clothes.
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We must invest in women before the disaster arrives

Investing in women changes everything when it comes to disaster response. Natasha Stott Despoja shares why the Arise Fund is a world first. ....

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