Megan Mukuria: Keep girls in school

2,177 views · Published 14 November 2011 · 5:30 · Indexed 1 November 2026

Channel: PopTech · 2011 · Nonprofits & Activism

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What causes African girls to miss up to 1.5 months of school each year? By providing access to sanitary pads, ZanaAfrica, founded by Megan Mukuria, is giving girls the freedom and self-confidence to stay in school, while also connecting the community of young women through an online forum that allows them to share information via social media.

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