This perpetuates a cruel cycle, trapping them in the very poverty they are trying to escape, limiting their prospects for upwards mobility and deepening social exclusion.

Part of the problem could lie in the relentless pressures of modern life. Economic instability has turned “hustling” into a national identity.  

For years, much of the discussion has centred on access to sanitary products, particularly for girls in schools and women in low-income communities. This remains important.