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"Mak Kau Tak Ajar Dari Kecik Ke?" - Tony Eusoff Selar Geng 'Stim' Deng
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The painful reality of period poverty in Malaysia
Faye Kwan -
December 10, 2020 8:00 AM
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Authorities have been urged to incorporate awareness and education programmes on menstruation in schools.
PETALING JAYA: Every month, 28-year-old Mira tears a strip of cloth from an old shirt, using it in place of a menstrual pad once her supply has run out.
Once it’s too soiled, which is every three hours, Mira, who lives in a seaside village in Sabah, washes it in the sea and reuses it.
“My mother taught me (how to manage my period). She told me what to do when I get my period and, how to take care of myself and not tell others,” she told FMT, adding that the family can only afford 20 menstrual pads for her to share with her mother and sister.
Mira’s story is not an isolated one. She is one of many girls and women who experience “period poverty” in Malaysia, which is the lack of access to menstrual products, knowledge on menstruation, or hygiene facilities.
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Hannah Reshma Jambunathan.
Some girls and women, in their desperation, use coconut husks, banana leaves, and newspapers to replace sanitary products, exposing themselves to severe health risks and urinary tract infections, says Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) capacity building officer Hannah Reshma Jambunathan.
She said they have heard of many period poverty stories like Mira’s in Malaysia. It is a problem prevalent not only in Malaysia but in many countries.
Scotland has even made period products free for all women, to end cases of period poverty. Schools, colleges and universities there will also provide the products for free.
Fatimah al-Attas of International Islamic University Malaysia says different groups of people are impacted differently by period poverty in Malaysia.
“For example, the homeless do not have access to menstrual products but for students, the school toilets may not be clean or have proper bins in the cubicles, which makes changing pads difficult,” she said.
Fatimah al-Attas.
While there is no data on the period poverty situation in the country, Fatimah said she believes the numbers were high as many families were already struggling to even put food on the table.
“If people don’t have enough money to buy food, it means they don’t have the means to buy a pad either. But this connection is never made.”
Hannah said the Covid-19 pandemic and the movement restrictions have further hampered marginalised communities’ access to sanitary pads, which are often considered a “non-essential” product.
“This was reflected in many of the Covid-19 aid and outreach efforts which sought to provide families with ‘essentials’ such as food and water, but menstrual products were omitted.”
Nisha Sabanayagam, programme and operations manager for the All Women’s Action Society (AWAM), said one of the issues surrounding period poverty was the stigma surrounding menstruation.
“There are girls in rural areas who don’t go to school because they are on their period. They don’t have sanitary pads and thus the blood stains their uniforms. They can’t bear the shame, so they skip school,” she said, noting that some girls missed school for up to a week, causing them to fall behind in lessons.
Nisha Sabanayagam.
Nisha and Hannah called for awareness and education programmes on menstruation to be incorporated into the school curriculum, on top of making menstrual pads more easily available to students.
“This will help to normalise menstruation and end the perpetuation of shame and stigma, and teach our young girls not to feel ashamed of their bodies and biological processes.
“More research should also be encouraged to understand the severity of period poverty in Malaysia, in order to gather data and address the issue efficiently,” said Hannah.
Alisya, a teenage volunteer teaching sexuality education under Spot Malaysia, said many young girls lacked proper education on menstruation.
“It’s important for me and my peers to be empowered with the right knowledge,” said Alisya, who is also part of WAO’s Girl’s Takeover! Network.
She added that it was equally important for boys to be educated on the topic as well, to allow for more open discussions on periods in the future. |
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kami dl arwah bapa yg belikan stok tiap kali belanja dapur..pastu suami dgn anak lelaki pun tlg belikan tanpa rasa malu .ntah apa2 lah pemikiran org2 mcm tu.minta puji lah.. |
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kesian nya kalo masih ada yg pakai kain/ tuala masa period.  |
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mmg ad yg jenis cmni. bende kecik jd besar. dulu aku penah tunggu kt luar masjid tp bwh bumbung waktu panas terik rembang time form 5 while waiting my fren sembahyang sbb aku uzur. jd aku tunggu jelah kt balkoni. time tu panassss terikkk gilaaaa. aku plak tk bwk kete naik lrt je. singgah solat jap. tibe ad pakcik tua kerepot ni tnye aku knp duduk situ ? aku ckp tunggu kwn sbb aku uzur. aku kene halau kaw2 mcm aku ni pelacur plak. die kate 'keluar ! keluar! uzur tkleh duduk kt masjid! kotor!' nasib baik la mak aku ajar aku adab... aku nk tumpang berteduh je. org buat konsep tkleh masuk masjid zaman dlu2 yelah tkde pad tkut darah bocor la apelah. dh tu aku nk dok mana. aku dh la pompuan kt tgh kl kang aku tunggu tepi jalan raya aku kene ragut satu hal plak. nak je aku cabut pad tempek kt kepala pakcik tu. |
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maksud aku, tanpa haid orang pompuan tak blh mengandung. sebab datang bulan lah pompuan dapat pregnant. Ada sejenis penyakit apa ntah aku lupa namanya. ada baca dlm paper aritu, dia tak bulan sebab ada masalah sakit nama tu aku dah lupa. panjang sgt nama penyakit tu. So dia tak blh pregnant. tak hidup mcm org pompuan normal yg haid tiap bulan.
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Tony tu baru 43 umur?? Ingatkan sebaya Hans {:thief |
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Yg dia dok tulis cipap tu mana maruah dia? |
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Jantan ignorant macam tu patut diharamkan dari socmed
Jap lagi aku nak gi report page tu
Muehehe |
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asamfish replied at 11-3-2021 08:26 PM
ostad2 ni bila bab ppuan kemain larang itu ini
tapiiii....cuba cakap bab poligami...hari2 dok mer ...
Ye chuols ostak iols ms tu kalo cite psal ngeseks wuuuuuuuuuuu kemain lgsg xde malu xde maruah gituh |
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irish_ieka replied at 11-3-2021 09:01 PM
mmg ad yg jenis cmni. bende kecik jd besar. dulu aku penah tunggu kt luar masjid tp bwh bumbung wakt ...
Hempok jah pakcik tu dgan rehal masjid tu chuolsss. Kowserrr... |
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irish_ieka replied at 11-3-2021 09:01 PM
mmg ad yg jenis cmni. bende kecik jd besar. dulu aku penah tunggu kt luar masjid tp bwh bumbung wakt ...
Kes lebih kurang mcm ni lah pernah iol tanya balik. Soalannya macam ni .
Kalau period tak boleh masuk masjid? Kalau dah jadi mayat (time mati tu tgh period) macam mana pula nak solatkan mayat?
Kalau tgh period tapi nak menuntut ilmu di masjid macam mana pula? |
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Dulu2 lamaaaa dl, ada 2 org laki gelak2 bila npk aku bw pad dlm bag plastic yg clear tu
Aku yg mmg bkn jenis byk ckp tp dah panas ati terus kata “Apa gelak2? Ni tandanya aku pompuan yg sihat”
Diorang tu yg bangang nak gelakkan org plak |
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Ko pun keluar dari cipap mak ko, manusia jijik |
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Dia punya merempan, mcm persatuan tu edarkan dildo 
Kolot pemikiran. Pasal pad, malu. Pasal kau rogol anak kau sendiri, molest semua, tak malu. Mcm hanat ah. |
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jadah apaa pad memalukan tapii ko duk sebut cip*p st*m to xmemalukan pulak..  |
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Hahaha...aku tahu ko faham dan arif tentang ni sebab ko pon dah kahwin kan.  Sajer ajer suka2 tanya... jangan mare ya.
derang mgkn ingat org pompuan blh pregnant klu tak dtg bulan.
Ada sejenis penyakit apa ntah aku lupa namanya. ada baca dlm paper aritu, dia tak bulan sebab ada masalah sakit nama tu aku dah lupa. panjang sgt nama penyakit tu. So dia tak blh pregnant. tak hidup mcm org pompuan normal yg haid tiap bulan.
Amenorrhea means absent or no periods. Stress, weight problems, excess exercise, polycystic ovarian syndrome,
and pregnancy commonly cause amenorrhea.
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Diorang anggap pad ni taraf macam kondom kut 
Tengok Padman tu, punya struggle dia nak bantu isteri dia sendiri and perempuan lain yg period poverty ni. |
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kolot betul fikiran mereka2 itu. my hubby and son tak kisah pun belikan pad kt kedai, takde lak kata malu. alhamdulillah otak tak kolot mcm separuh orang tu |
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xde sapa pun nafikan hal tu. basic kot
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Post time 11-3-2021 08:37 PM
