TODAY IS THE FIRST EVER
Happy #EducationDay2019!!
Did you know today is the first ever UN Education day? Aimed at celebrating the right to education for all, and the crucial role that equal access to education plays in peace and development, today is all about how we can collectively ensure universal access to education.
Did you know that when faced with limited menstrual health resources and education, girls around the world end up missing anywhere from 10% to 20% of their school days? Many even drop out of school entirely when they begin menstruating.
At Days for Girls we're working to close the gender gap in education by giving back days. Through DfG Kit distributions, health education, and supporting local entrepreneurs, we're empowering girls and women around the globe to take charge of their education and their futures, so they can reach their full potential. And we couldn't do it without all of you!
Today, let's celebrate how we can continue working together to achieve a future with education and opportunity for all!
WHY DO THIS?
We all have various reasons why contributing to Days for Girls is important to us. It's always interesting to hear how someone became involved, but I suppose it really doesn't matter. What's important is how our efforts, education and kits are changing the lives and future of so many people in some of the poorest parts of the world: Better educated and healthier girls and women, more women able to have meaningful employment, fewer children becoming mothers, less infant and child mortality, improved local economies, to name just a few of the consequences.
Please continue to support Days for Girls Eugene with your generous contributions of time and money. Together we are changing lives!
MORE READING
Period poverty isn't just in developing nations. Eye-opening article. Lots of work to do!
This article is about the cost of menstruation.
Here's another discussion (and more) about Chhaupadi in Nepal.
For more on the s subject, please Google "chhaupadi."
And speaking of Chhaupadi, three Nepalese have just died while banished to a hut in winter weather. The education that goes along with distribution of our kits is making a difference--the law now bans Chhaupadi--but change is slow in the rural villages. The BBC also covered this tragedy, with links to related articles.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Once again, our Eugene/Springfield Chapter will meet on the first Saturday of the month! Please join us February 2, between 10:00 and 4:15 for a fun time.
We will be at Our Sewing Room, on the corner of 5th and Main in Springfield. Free parking is available on the weekend for us at the bank lot across the street. On-street parking is limited to 2-hours, and many of us have supported the city with our parking tickets. Don't join us in that!
If you're an expert seamstress, you are encouraged to bring your sewing machine or serger. Or, as I work on setting up the space in the back, I now have a few available to use. Please bring your own (labeled) scissors, seam ripper, etc.
And please remember to sign in when you arrive! If you're not on our email list and would like to be, there's a sign-up sheet for that too.
