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Menstrual Hygiene Week with AASW

Ziyaan Virji, founder of AASW, talks to us about their plans for Menstrual Hygiene Week.

Gender sensitivity and awareness at Junior School

Students of the Academy Junior School spent time learning about the spectrum of gender, and gender roles in society this March in the build up to PYP Exhibition 2019. Read about guest lectures and events that were held!

Who hits the sixes? Girls.

In honor of International Women’s Day, two girls’ cricket teams played at an indoor cricket event held at the Academy for the first time ever.

Theatre for women’s empowerment

19 Academy drama students from grades 9-11 participated in a theatre festival at Oakridge International School on Wednesday 29th August.

The Fight for Accessible and Affordable Sanitation for Women

A UNESCO report estimates that one in ten girls in Sub-Saharan Africa misses school during their menstrual cycle. By some estimates, this equals as much as 20 percent of a given school year. Read about how Ziyaan Virji is taking action against this global issue at hand.

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