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'Period poverty' affects millions of women, girls globally

June 25, 2021 12:00 AM
Globally, 3.5 billion women have monthly periods. According to charitable organization Days for Girls, over 500 million women and girls, nearly 25% of all menstruators, experience 'period poverty.' Over 500 million women do not have access to feminine hygiene products.
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BYU alumna serves women locally, internationally

August 07, 2017 12:00 AM
The workroom is a whirlwind of eclectic fabric scraps and the roar of machines as BYU alumna Kimberly Foote arrives to pick up more supplies. The noise in the room ebbs and flows as women bustle in and out, chatting and carrying scissors and bundles of zebra-striped or polka-dotted fabric in their arms.
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Y-Days gives students the chance to "go forth and serve"

September 15, 2016 12:00 AM
The annual Y-Days service festival allows students to participate in service projects this weekend. From Friday, Sept. 16, to Saturday, Sept. 17, students have the chance to participate in service projects on campus and around the community.
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Humanitarian group aims for worldwide feminine hygiene access

April 29, 2016 12:00 AM
Women in rural towns of Nepal are secluded in small huts away from their families four days out of every month.
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