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More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

  • Thomas Carr
  • Katherin Hilson
  • Kim Instenes
  • John Kirk
  • Sarah Terrill

A Sustainable Menstrual Health Solution

Name: Elizabeth Rakich
Major: Social Work
Hometown: New Lenox, IL
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors:  
Type of research: Independent research
Funding: external funding

Name: Allie Costello
Major: Social Work
Hometown: Chesterfield, MO
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors:  
Type of research: Independent research
Funding: external funding

Name: Taylor Holleschau
Major: Social Work
Hometown: Danville, CA
Faculty Sponsor:
Other Sponsors:  
Type of research: Independent research
Funding: external funding

Abstract

Days for Girls International is a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women around the world by direct distribution of sustainable feminine hygiene kits that can last up to 3 years. By partnering with nonprofits, groups and organizations, we are raising awareness, and importantly, helping impoverished communities start their own programs to supply kits and training. Without proper feminine products, these girls can miss up to 5 days of school a month or even drop out of school at an early age. To compensate for the lack of products, girls and women in these countries often use rags, newspaper and even corn husks to accommodate for their menstrual cycles. This can often lead to infection, disease and HIV. Through officially starting the Days for Girls Kenosha, Wisconsin Chapter, we have successfully sewed and assembled 65 feminine hygiene kits for women and girls in Ghana, Africa that will be distributed in April 2014.

 

Poster file

Submit date: March 16, 2014, 10:39 p.m.

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