In Malawi, a local NGO is seeking to economically empower young girls and kept others in school by making and using sanitary pads. That’s because many girls stay home rather than go to class when they have their menstrual cycles.

The project, known as ‘Keeping Girls in School’, is championed by the Girls Empowerment Network, or GENET.  It’s a Blantyre-based NGO which works to advance the rights, status and well-being of adolescent girls.
 
The girls learn tailoring skills, in … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance