BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Save the date for our upcoming Days for Girls event. We'll be ringing in International Women's Day with an event where we'll make pads (sanitary napkins\, whatever you choose to call them) for girls throughou t the world. Why does this matter? A study in Ethiopia showed that gir ls who didn’t use pads were 5.37 times more likely to miss school during their period. Of those who did miss school during their menstruation\, 56 .05% reported that they did so because of inaccessibility of menstrual hy giene solutions (the remainder cited ‘pain or discomfort\,’ ‘lack of prop er facilities\,’ or ‘embarrassment’ as reasons for missing school during menstruation. The study also found that 21 of its 455 participants (4.6%) dropped out of school due to menstruation and 24.68% of girls in the stu dy knew someone who dropped out due to menstruation. Tell your friends\; tell your family\; mark your calendar. https://www.daysforgirls.org/ DTEND:20180308T010000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T004359Z DTSTART:20180307T230000Z LOCATION:Apple Valley Senior Center SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Days for Girls Event UID:79fc75c4-56e0-4857-b68a-9eb30142c5dd X-ALT-DESC:
Save the date for our upcoming Days for Girls event. We'\ ;ll be ringing in International Women'\;s Day with an event where we 39\;ll make pads (sanitary napkins\, whatever you choose to call them) fo r girls throughout the world. \;
\n\nWhy does this matter?  \; \;
\n\nA \; study in Ethiopia&nb sp\;showed that girls who didn&rsquo\;t use pads were 5.37 times more lik ely to miss school during their period. Of those who did miss school duri ng their menstruation\, 56.05% reported that they did so because of inacc essibility of menstrual hygiene solutions (the remainder cited &lsquo\;pa in or discomfort\,&rsquo\; &lsquo\;lack of proper facilities\,&rsquo\; or &lsquo\;embarrassment&rsquo\; as reasons for missing school during menst ruation. The study also found that 21 of its 455 participants (4.6%) drop ped out of school due to menstruation and 24.68% of girls in the study kn ew someone who dropped out due to menstruation.
\n\nTell your friends\; tell your family\; mark your calendar.
\n\nh ttps://www.daysforgirls.org/
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