Free sanitary towels could help keep Tanzanian girls in school: Many girls stay away from school when they're menstruating. Finbarr O'Reilly/ReutersIn the world’s poorer countries and rural areas – most particularly in Africa and Asia – girls who are menstruating usually can’t afford sanitary towels. Instead, they’ll use old rags. Worse, some will use unhygienic … [Read more...] about Free sanitary towels could help keep Tanzanian girls in school | The Conversation
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Travel down the rabbit hole with Alice for Girl’s Night Out
Nu Metro Cinemas will be hosting their monthly ladies only pre-release screening event, Girls’ Night Out (GNO) at cinemas nationwide on Thursday, 26 May. The featured movie this month is the fantasy adventure, Alice through the Looking Glass, the sequel to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, based on Lewis Carroll’s classic novel. Read more on: Media Update Submit your … [Read more...] about Travel down the rabbit hole with Alice for Girl’s Night Out
Philly Home Girls Presents: Friends of Adaire and Adaire HSA Benefit Concert featuring Andrew Lipke and John Byrne
Philly Home Girls Presents: Friends of Adaire and Adaire HSA Benefit Concert featuring Andrew Lipke and John Byrne A South Africa Event on 2016-04-28 18:00:00 (PHILADELPHIA) -- On Thursday, April 28th, musician/composer/producer Andrew Lipke and internationally acclaimed Celtic folk act The John Byrne Band will play alongside elementary school students at a benefit … [Read more...] about Philly Home Girls Presents: Friends of Adaire and Adaire HSA Benefit Concert featuring Andrew Lipke and John Byrne
Toya Delazy chosen to record localised theme song for remake of The Powerpuff Girls
Cartoon Network is proud to announce that they have teamed up with Toya Delazy, one of South Africa’s most dynamic jazz-electro-hip-pop muso’s, to create an all African, localised theme song for the re-launch of Cartoon Network’s most enduring original series, The Powerpuff Girls. Read more on: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for your … [Read more...] about Toya Delazy chosen to record localised theme song for remake of The Powerpuff Girls
How schooling can save African girls from becoming child brides | The Conversation
A young girl from Kenya's Pokot tribe weeps as she's led away from her home by her future husband's family. Reuters/Siegfried Modola Millions of African girls are becoming wives every year. In Niger, about 75% of girls will become child brides before they turn 18. In Chad and the Central African Republic the figure is 68%. Some countries, like Ethiopia, are … [Read more...] about How schooling can save African girls from becoming child brides | The Conversation
