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A boon for poor girls and women

Posted on May 27, 2009 by An alien Earthling

Poverty has a greater effect on women than it does on men. That’s because women’s needs are more complex and they are usually treated as second-class citizens in most poor societies. Basic things that rich and middle-class women take for … Continue reading →

Posted in A. Muruganandam, adolescence, Africa, Asia, Coimbatore, developing countries, education, feminine hygiene, gender, gender issues, girls, girls' education, health, hygiene, India, innovations, life, low-cost sanitary napkins, machinery, menstruation, periods, physiology, poverty, puberty, rural schools, sanitary napkins, sanitary pads, school girls, schooling, schools, Self-Help Groups, SHGs, students, Tamil Nadu, Third World, women, women's issues, women's rights, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

World Teachers’ Day

Posted on October 4, 2008 by An alien Earthling

World Teachers’ Day, held annually on 5 October since 1994, commemorates teachers’ organisations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers. According to … Continue reading →

Posted in civilisation, culture, education, elementary teacher, humanity, inspiration, inspirational story, knowledge, life, news, October 5, Pamela Elliott, random, schooling, schools, Sidney Poitier, society, students, teacher, teachers, teaching, thoughts, To Sir With Love, To Sir With Love video, UNESCO, world, World Teachers' Day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments