Activists in Nairobi during one of the demos against period poverty.Accessing sanitary pads became a desperate survival game for Jemimah*. She became a mother at just 16 and was forced to drop out of school in Form Two. Her period became her most painful memory.“I had no one to turn to for sanitary towels. My boyfriend used to buy me pads, but in exchange for sex”.She buckled under pressure from her boyfriend because she wanted to stay in school. It was the only way for her to avoid the shame of staining her uniform or staying home for a week…