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April 28, 2017October 3, 2017

A Chance for Girls: How Public Health Improvements Increase Educational Opportunities

Fiona Almeida

  • gender, health, narrative

Having a period shouldn’t prevent anyone from going to school, but in some places it does. Vital interviewed Fiona Almeida, who founded a program to provide reusable sanitary pads to girls in rural India so that they can attend school. Continue reading →

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