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International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder ( FASD) Awareness Day is observed every September 9th.The first FASDay was celebrated on the nineth of September 1999 (9/9/99).  This day was chosen so that the world will remember that during the nine months of pregnancy, a woman should abstain from alcohol. Though anytime is a totally a good time to raise awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). People all around the world create and gather for events to raise awareness on dangers of drinking during pregnancy and the families and individuals who struggle with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) all over the world. CAUSE AND PREVENTION FASD is caused when a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy.Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. There is no safe time to drink neither is there a known safe amount of alcohol to be drank during pregnancy or when trying to get pregnant yet. Alcohol can be harmful for a developing baby during pre...

Periods are natural and vital part of a woman's life. Globally, the stigma of menstruation is perpetrated by cultural taboos, discrimination, lack of education, silence and period poverty (the inability to access/afford feminine hygiene products). At least 500 million women and girls lack adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management (MHM) globally (World Bank May, 2018). Inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, especially in schools, workplaces and even health centres, can pose a major obstacle to women and girls (World Bank May, 2018). Lack of separate toilets with doors for privacy, unavailability of means to dispose used sanitary pads and water to wash hands, means that girls and women face challenges in maintaining their menstrual hygiene in a private, safe and dignified manner (World Bank May, 2018). Inability to manage menstrual hygiene in schools, results in absenteeism from school, which has severe economic costs on their lives and on the cou...