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Menstruation Shouldn’t Be Stigmatized or Be a Barrier to Success

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November 21, 2021
By Bridget Gyamfi, National Builder’s Corps (NABCO) Member Menstruation is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena in a person’s l...
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Sarah rises to the challenge to confront COVID-19

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May 28, 2020
By Nora Tobin, Self-Help International Executive Director. This story first appeared in the Bremer County Independent on May 26, 2020. Repos...
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Chief Marvels at Transformation of Teen Girls Club

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June 19, 2017
Since officially launching the Teen Girls Club in September 2016, the 150 teen girls we serve have been receiving reproductive health guidan...
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Wow! You’re Amazing!

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March 24, 2017
In just the last two weeks, you’ve empowered 70 girls in Ghana to stay in school and escape the cycle of poverty through the GlobalGiv...
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Why Invest in Teen Girls?

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March 14, 2017
Who is the most important woman in your life? Your mother? Your grandmother? Your daughter? Your sister? Your spouse? What if she had never ...
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Creating enterprises, ensuring sustainability

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March 6, 2017
At Self-Help, we’re all about helping people help themselves. So after we heard from the girls that they definitely liked the Days for Girls...
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Timeabu Teens: When we got our periods, we used to go hungry

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March 1, 2017
“Having the Days for Girls kits saves us money,” Mariatu said. “Yes,” Windolina chimed in, “I used to have to ...
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The Skit

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October 4, 2016
At the end of September, the Teen Girls Club was officially inaugurated in the village of Bedaabour, Ghana.  It was a tremendous celebr...
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Entire Village Gathers to Inaugurate Teen Girls Clubs

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September 30, 2016
September 23, 2016 was a truly special day. After months of organizing girls, listening to their needs and challenges, and designing a progr...
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Is it safe to eat eggs when you have your period?

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September 27, 2016
That was one of the genuine questions asked during the women’s health training session we held in Timeabu last week: “Is it safe...
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Got your period? No more school for you.

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August 27, 2016
In September 2015, Self-Help International hosted our first ever Leadership Summit to celebrate the strongest leaders in our women’s m...
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