Former Botswana teacher committed to helping girls overcome "period poverty"
STORY: Former Botswana teacher committed to helping girls overcome "period poverty"
DATELINE: July 17, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:57
LOCATION: MOCHUDI, Botswana
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of school students receiving sanitary pads
2. SOUNDBITE (English): AGRIENETH MASULE, Founder of Motlaletsi Charity Club
STORYLINE:
"Period poverty," defined as a lack of access to menstrual products, education, and hygiene, causes one in every 10 African girls to miss school each year, according to the United Nations Children's Fund.
Without proper education and resources, girls are frequently forced to stay at home, particularly in rural areas. As a result, they miss 10-20 percent of their school days and, in some cases, completely drop out.
Agrieneth Masule is determined to change this in Mochudi, a village in Kgatleng district, about 37 kilometers northeast of Botswana's capital, Gaborone.
Masule, 34, runs a feminine hygiene project that raises funds for sanitary pads, which are then given to needy girl
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- 2022/7/17 00:00:00
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