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The Social Exclusion of Homeless Menstruators within the Sanitary Dignity Framework and its Implementation

The Sanitary Dignity Framework (2019) is a policy that aims to preserve and maintain indigent girls' and women's dignity during menstruation. In South Africa, the term “sanitary dignity”, can be equated to what the rest of the world recognizes as menstrual hygiene management (MHM). Sanitary dignity...

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Main Author: Ramafalo, Katleho
Other Authors: Smythe, Dee
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Public Law 2022
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description The Sanitary Dignity Framework (2019) is a policy that aims to preserve and maintain indigent girls' and women's dignity during menstruation. In South Africa, the term “sanitary dignity”, can be equated to what the rest of the world recognizes as menstrual hygiene management (MHM). Sanitary dignity or MHM is centred around the provision of menstrual health hygiene products (MHPs) such as tampons and sanitary pads to anyone who menstruates and cannot afford to purchase MHPs for themselves. Limited of access to MHPs, water and sanitation facilities, and privacy make it impossible for vulnerable menstruators to achieve sanitary dignity. This policy excludes street-based homeless menstruators as it only makes provisions for those who have access to state-funded institutions such as; quintile 1, 2, and 3 schools, mental institutions, hostels, places of care, and prisons. Street-based homeless menstruators are marginalized twofold; they reside on the streets and they menstruate. This dissertation discusses how the social exclusion of street-based homeless menstruators within the Sanitary Dignity Framework strips them of their fundamental right to dignity by denying them access to the sanitary dignity they are entitled to.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/36141 The Social Exclusion of Homeless Menstruators within the Sanitary Dignity Framework and its Implementation Ramafalo, Katleho Smythe, Dee homelessness menstruation menstrual health management menstrual health products sanitary dignity social exclusion The Sanitary Dignity Framework (2019) is a policy that aims to preserve and maintain indigent girls' and women's dignity during menstruation. In South Africa, the term “sanitary dignity”, can be equated to what the rest of the world recognizes as menstrual hygiene management (MHM). Sanitary dignity or MHM is centred around the provision of menstrual health hygiene products (MHPs) such as tampons and sanitary pads to anyone who menstruates and cannot afford to purchase MHPs for themselves. Limited of access to MHPs, water and sanitation facilities, and privacy make it impossible for vulnerable menstruators to achieve sanitary dignity. This policy excludes street-based homeless menstruators as it only makes provisions for those who have access to state-funded institutions such as; quintile 1, 2, and 3 schools, mental institutions, hostels, places of care, and prisons. Street-based homeless menstruators are marginalized twofold; they reside on the streets and they menstruate. This dissertation discusses how the social exclusion of street-based homeless menstruators within the Sanitary Dignity Framework strips them of their fundamental right to dignity by denying them access to the sanitary dignity they are entitled to. 2022-03-16T06:58:37Z 2022-03-16T06:58:37Z 2021 2022-03-16T00:41:58Z Master Thesis Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36141 eng application/pdf Department of Public Law Faculty of Law
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social exclusion
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The Social Exclusion of Homeless Menstruators within the Sanitary Dignity Framework and its Implementation
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title The Social Exclusion of Homeless Menstruators within the Sanitary Dignity Framework and its Implementation
title_full The Social Exclusion of Homeless Menstruators within the Sanitary Dignity Framework and its Implementation
title_fullStr The Social Exclusion of Homeless Menstruators within the Sanitary Dignity Framework and its Implementation
title_full_unstemmed The Social Exclusion of Homeless Menstruators within the Sanitary Dignity Framework and its Implementation
title_short The Social Exclusion of Homeless Menstruators within the Sanitary Dignity Framework and its Implementation
title_sort social exclusion of homeless menstruators within the sanitary dignity framework and its implementation
topic homelessness
menstruation
menstrual health management
menstrual health products
sanitary dignity
social exclusion
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