Retaining dignity, advancing empowerment
In many African countries, some people call a woman’s menstrual cycle, “a period of shame.” Without access to feminine hygiene products, girls resort to sitting on cardboard, tearing apart mattresses, using tree bark, grass mats, cornhusks and chicken feathers and[...]
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Why we need to talk..
When I was in Timor-Leste last year, an entrepreneurial male colleague was running a curious side business. He was selling packets of sanitary pads, that had allegedly ‘fallen off the back of a truck’, to the women of the office.[...]
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Teenage pregnancy cases shock experts
Girls as young as 11 years are having sex in Vihiga County, Kenya in exchange for cheap gifts like sanitary towels, body lotion, perfumed soap and snacks. Most of them get pregnant before their 17th birthday, with many dropping out[...]
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Impoverished Girls Who Can’t Afford..
Impoverished Girls Who Can’t Afford Sanitary Protection Face Health, Education Risks: How You Can Help For girls living in impoverished countries, a first period is anything but a momentous rite of passage. Not when they’re forced to dig through trash[...]
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