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Globally, Girls Can’t Attend Schools for Lack of Hygiene Products. Christian Charities Are Helping to Solve the Problem.

Madison Marino Doan | Delana Geiger

Students in the U.S. take for granted that every child has the chance to get an education.

Around the world, however, millions never get this opportunity, especially young girls. While poverty and regional conflicts account for many of the reasons, a simple solution could determine whether a girl stays in or drops out of school: Hygiene. Specifically, menstrual hygiene products.

While serving in Uganda, one of us worked alongside The Dignity Project, a Christian nonprofit organization that provides reusable pads and feminine health education for women and girls living in the slums of Kampala.

These pads were more than just a product. After talking with girls from the slums, one pad could be the difference between attending school and dropping out.

In poor African homes with girls, menstruation can come with shame, isolation, and absence in the classroom. Many families simply cannot afford hygiene products each month.

In one household, a father forced the daughters to........

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