Against the backdrop of this year's World Menstrual Hygiene Day marked annually on May 28, the Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has taken its awareness campaign to schools in Benin City.

Led by the NAWOJ Chairperson in the state, Comrade Adesuwa Ehimuan, the body engaged the students, mostly the girl-child, on menstrual hygiene, sex education, ovulation, and the coping methods for menstrual cycles.

Comrade Adesuwa Ehimuan in her speech identified several limiting factors which she said prevent women and the girl-child from reaching their full potential.

She she urged the girl-child and women to summon the courage to break free from the culture of silence and learn how to speak out loudly about the issues affecting their well-being.