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Scotland to Provide Free Sanitary Products to Students

Ceylan Yeginsu

August 29, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Scotland

Students in Scottish schools, colleges, and universities will now be able to access free sanitary products. This eliminates the indignity of “period poverty” and helps students avoid missing school due to being unable to afford sanitary products.

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Scotland tries to combat poverty by providing free menstrual products

Marco Werman

August 28, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Scotland

The #FreePeriodScotland campaign is giving more women access to menstrual supplies and starting a conversation about women’s health and biology. Now Scotland is fighting what’s known as “period poverty”—when women don’t have access to hygienic supplies.

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Nairobi's 'Gender Defenders' Use Victimhood to Fight Back

Dominic Kirui

August 20, 2018 |

Women Across Frontiers |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

After surviving a traumatic sexual assault in Nairobi, Wangu Kanja founded the Wangu Kanja Foundation to raise awareness of and prevent gender-based violence. The foundation also provides medical, legal, and psychsocial assistance to survivors, shapes policy, and empowers women financially. One program, called "Gender Defenders," pairs past survivors with recent survivors to provide immediate support.

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With Dirty Girl coffee, this entrepreneur strives to make life better for women in Appalachia

Sara Schonhardt

August 06, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Athens, Ohio

Jane Cavarozzi, an entrepreneur and activist, started Dirty Girl coffee to “support economic development and women’s advancement in the small, depressed villages around Appalachian Ohio.” She lives in the town of Glouster and is respected for living local and working local, as opposed to being an outsider problem-solver. Though her coffee company is just one small step forward, she works closely with community groups to move economic development initiatives for the region forward.

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This Canadian day care center re-creates 'the spirit of a large family' for kids and their single moms

Julie Masis

August 01, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

In Montreal, a publicly subsidized day care meant specifically for the children of single mothers is helping build community and provide essential services to single moms. La Petite Maison de la Miséricorde ("The Little House of Mercy") plans activities for the moms while also pairing her with a staff member to accompany her to appointments or refer her to other services as needed, all for a relatively low cost.

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How This DC Birth Center Is Building the ‘Answer for Black Women'

Miriam Zoila Perez

July 31, 2018 |

Rewire |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Community of Hope, a health clinic, is offering a prenatal program called “Centering Pregnancy.” Participants meet bi weekly and cover topics related to pregnancy until the end of their term. The goal is to improve the lives of vulnerable populations, in particular black women who face disproportionately higher rates of maternal mortality rates. "137 women came through the Centering program, representing 78 percent of the delivery clients seen by the nurse midwives at FHBC," and "only 5.8 percent gave birth preterm, and 4.6 percent had infants born underweight."

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School-going girls to be skilled in making re-usable sanitary towels

Lilian Namagembe

July 25, 2018 |

Daily Monitor |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Wasiko

Kabubbu Development Project is a reproductive health NGO in Wakiso district of Uganda that is teaching middle and high school girls to make reusable sanitary pads. Lack of pads can mean the difference between going to school or not. The school found that when some young women had no money they turned to prostitution to afford hygiene products and go to school.

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Fanned with love

Mark Anthony D. Toldo

July 15, 2018 |

Philippine Daily Inquirer |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Parañaque City

What started as a form of therapy turned into a business venture for this group of moms. The aim was to “empower mothers through art” and now they are selling their pieces for a profit.

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The transformative power of giving young women cash

Dan Kopf

June 21, 2018 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Malawi

Research, and the evidence from global development campaigns in multiple countries, shows that cash transfers to women can help women to gain more freedom in choosing sexual partners, decrease HIV transmission, and decrease domestic violence. However, the short term cash transfers show proof of short term impact -- for longer term success, greater amounts that allow for greater investment might be necessary.

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This Indian women's union invented a flexible childcare model

Miranda Hall

June 18, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

Affordable and flexible child care allows female informal workers to earn more money and frees older children to attend school. One model that works well comes from the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India, which operates 13 centers, each caring for 130-400 children. SEWA offers quality care, pays employees living wages, and boasts high parent involvement.

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