As girls get excited to head back to school in the US, girls in Ethiopia face school with the fear of shame and embarrassment. This back-to-school season, Dignity Period is…
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Dignity Period and Cotton Babies, a cloth diaper and other childcare products company based in St. Louis, have a lot in common. Both began with an entrepreneurial woman who identified…
By Joni Kabana, photographer African men and boys are often characterized as being insensitive to a woman’s needs. Magazines, newspapers, and charitable organizations frequently focus on rape, child marriage, and…
Annie Alley recently joined Dignity Period’s board of directors. We sat down with her to discuss why menstrual hygiene in Ethiopia is an important issue for her, how she was…
“How did you find us?” This is the question that Freweini Mebrahtu, founder and president of Dignity Period’s partner, the Mariam Seba Sanitary Products Factory, is asked most often by…
Joni Kabana is the woman behind the lens for Dignity Period, providing us a glimpse into the lives of women and girls in Ethiopia. Joni is an award-winning international photographer…
Dignity Period is excited to invite you to our Spring Gala in St. Louis this year. It’s a great time – and this year we have a few special additions….
Denise Thimes knew she wanted to be a singer all her life. But the road has been anything but straight. Born and raised in St. Louis, Denise grew up surrounded…
First, a huge thank you to all our donors this year! Because of you, more than 7,000 girls in Ethiopia can attend school without fear of accidents or shame, and…
Shewaye Belay Tessema has worked on a lot of projects. With an M.Sc. in parasitology and immunology from Addis Ababa University, and a B.Ed. in Biology at Mekelle University, he’s…
