A Sustainable Menstrual Health Solution — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

Instructions

Student presentations must have a faculty sponsor.

Abstracts must include a title and a description of the research, scholarship, or creative work. The description should be 150-225 words in length and constructed in a format or style appropriate for the presenter’s discipline.

The following points should be addressed within the selected format or style for the abstract:

A clear statement of the problem or question you pursued, or the scholarly goal or creative theme achieved in your work.
A brief comment about the significance or uniqueness of the work.
A clear description of the methods used to achieve the purpose or goals for the work.
A statement of the conclusions, results, outcomes, or recommendations, or if the work is still in progress, the results you expect to report at the event.

Presenter photographs should be head and shoulder shots comparable to passport photos.

Additional Information

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:

Jun Wang
Kim Instenes
John Kirk
Nora Nickels
Andrew Pustina
James Ripley

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.

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