Kumano I Ke Ala: Building Hale and Hope for the Future
Open walls and thatched roofs characterize the Indigenous architecture that West Kaua’i’s youth have found themselves replicating as part of Kumano I Ke Ala’s summer program. Translating to house in English, the hale was much more than that to native Hawaiians, helping to also organize society.
I Am A Girl: Empowering Women and Protecting the Planet Through Period Education
In Mbale, Uganda, a school-aged girl beginning menstruation is much more likely to meet her bleed with fear and shame. A lack of access to menstrual products, education and/or hygiene facilities, otherwise known as period poverty, may prevent her from properly caring for her period, and the widespread stigma against menstruation may prevent her from ever learning how to do so.