The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. The United Nations General Assembly declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. …
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Sanitary pads will help keep girls in school
EMPOWER “Empower”. I recently learned a bit more about what that word means. A little over a year ago, I attended a national conference for Parish Nurses and viewed a poster session about the Days for Girls program. (DFG) Days for Girls is a program that aims to enable teenage girls in third-world countries to attend school every day that …
Days for Girls
EMPOWER “Empower”. I recently learned a bit more about what that word means. A little over a year ago, I attended a national conference for Parish Nurses and viewed a poster session about the Days for Girls program. (DFG) Days for Girls is a program that aims to enable teenage girls in third-world countries to attend school every day that …
Sanitary pads to keep girls in school
Sanitary Pads to Keep Girls In School There are girls in Malawi and around the world who are unable to attend school because they are menstruating, a natural occurrence for most teenage girls. These girls do not have access to disposable pads. They use corn husks, leaves, rags, whatever is available. For 5 …