Starlight Foundation is a registered community-based nonprofit organization which seeks to create an enabling environment where street-connected children can be empowered to attain an enhanced and promising […]
Starlight Foundation launches its “Menso Meka Ho Bi” initiative which seeks to send 10 “street-connected children” back to the classroom whilst empowering their parent(s) with some income generation skills.
“No other investment yields as great a return as the investment in education. An educated workforce is a foundation of every community and the future of every economy.” - Brad Henry
Since the inception […]
“… I found that apart from the lack of education, what stopped girls from menstrual management was a limited access to sanitary pads.” — Manushi Chhillar
Menstrual products such as sanitary […]
When we think about street-connected children and how we can impact their lives, most of us think about food and clothes. Whiles these items are a necessity, the teenage girl on the street needs one item […]
“My plea is that don’t wait for a girl to become a woman to empower them. Empower a girl’s life by giving sanitary pads to them. With pads, we give them wings.” — Arunachalam Muruganantham
At […]
The greater part of every girl's life is spent dealing with her menstrual cycle however few get to practice menstrual health. Specially-abled ladies have a special case when we talk about menstruation. […]
“The use of sanitary pads and the dos and don’ts should be discussed with openness so as to make a hygienic and healthy life for the women.” — Manushi Chhillar
Menstruation itself is […]
Most visually impaired girls have difficulty in managing their menstrual periods independently, their menstrual hygiene practices are not at the desired level and most of them need help in menstrual hygiene […]
Talks on menstruation are not normally broadcasted because of the assumptions associated with it. On our visit to Kodjonya Presby School in Odumase Krobo, girls had a hard expressing their concerns and […]
#LetHerKnow: TRANSLATING INCREASED ATTENTION FOR MENSTRUAL HEALTH INTO MEASURABLE ACTION AND INVESTMENT
There is no day that a girl is not menstruating in the world. This means that every day a group of girls get to be stigmatized or have no access to menstrual hygiene products such as sanitary pads and […]
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#InternationalDayforStreetChildren: TOGETHER, WE WILL INTENTIONALLY GROOM SAFETY-CONSCIOUS CHILDREN FOR OUR SOCIETY
Gone are the days when a child was for everyone to look after. Parents could go for days unafraid of what is happening with their children because there were people at home to cater for their children. […]