In Siaya, Kenya, women are rising together to empower themselves and their Widowed peers by having formed the Nyalre Project, which trains local women how to start their own business. The Nyalre Project also teaches…
Conversations about menstruation are a central part of the gender equity dialogue in West and Central Africa. More than 4 in 10 girls miss at least one school day per month during their period, therein leading to poorer school performance and sometimes dropout…
“I have met girls who have felt betrayed by their bodies because they did not have access to sanitary pads and they did not have any support or guidance on sexual reproductive matters,” wrote Munira Twahir, an applicant to The Pollination Project. Munira, like…
