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Katchirika, for example, produces and distributes reusable or disposable cloth menstrual pads in remote regions of the country. [9] [13] [14] [15] With her association, she raises awareness among young Togolese girls on these topics through workshops, [9] [11] intervening both in villages and Togolese high schools. [16]
The original Speak & Spell was the first of a three-part talking educational toy series that also included Speak & Read and Speak & Math.This series was a subset of TI's Learning Center product group and the Speak & Spell was released simultaneously with the Spelling B (a non-speech product designed to help children learn to spell), and the First Watch (designed to teach children to read ...
The Fly, released in 2005, [2] is a customizable pen that is intended to assist children with schoolwork. There are several bundled and add-on applications available, including a notepad, calculator, language and writing assistant, and educational games; many of these require the use of a small cartridge that can be inserted into a port built into the rear of the pen. [3]
In the United States and Canada, "styrofoam" is often used as a generic term for disposable foam cups, plates, coolers and packing material, although these are made from a different polystyrene product than true Styrofoam Brand Foam, [211] which is made for thermal insulation and craft applications. [212] Tannoy: Public-address (PA) system ...
Girls who received high-quality menstrual pads were less likely to miss school. The girls reported better concentration and participation due to not having to worry about staining their clothes. [14] Studies have found that between 43% and 88% of girls and women wash and reuse cotton pads in India, rather than utilizing disposable pads. These ...
After high school, Jeff hoped to make a career in electronics, and left for Ohio to get a degree at DeVry, the for-profit college. He wound up returning to Virginia with student debt and few job prospects. Unemployment in Petersburg is high—the jobless rate is still over 9 percent. First, Jeff loaded pastries onto trucks for a vending company.
An estimated 27.4 billion disposable diapers are used each year in the US, resulting in a possible 3.4 million tons of used diapers adding to landfills each year. [61] A discarded disposable diaper takes approximately 450 years to decompose. [62] The environmental impact of cloth as compared to disposable diapers has been studied several times.
And since this was Los Angeles in the mid-’70s, that search ultimately led her to the Sunset Strip, where she could dance and discover new bands and feel at home among all the free spirits and Ziggy Stardust wannabes. “Sunset felt like the center,” recalls Victoria Lasken, a high school friend of Jackie’s.