Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, girl scouts from Vienna, Oakton, Reston, and Alexandria have been volunteering tirelessly at home. They are helping to assemble components of reusable, eco-friendly menstrual pads for girls in low- and middle-income countries. These Girl Scouts have not let COVID-19 prevent them from making the world a better place for sisters around the world.
Girl Scout sisters Alexandra and Isabella
According to www.connectionnewspapers.com, "These Girl Scouts are partnering with the Northern Virginia Chapter of Days for Girls, a nonprofit that increases access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, cultivating social enterprises, mobilizing volunteers, and innovating sustainable solutions that shatter stigmas and limitations for women and girls. Days for Girls gives girls back the days otherwise lost due to menstruation so they can attend school and participate fully in society."
As per www.connectionnewspapers.com, "Girl Scouts participating in this project include troops from Service Units 51-1, 51-7, 52-11, 53-3, 56-1, and 56-6 of the Girl Scouts Nation's Capital. Girl Scout provides girls in grades K-12 with opportunities to learn new skills, explore STEM, discover the outdoors, become entrepreneurs, and discover the power of girls together. Girl Scouts Nation's Capital serves members in the Greater Washington Region, with more than 88,000 members. Together, with the support of dedicated adult volunteers and parents, Girl Scouting helps build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place."
Maryam N. is a Senior Writer at Nesbitt Realty. She is an expert on Fairfax County. Maryam has also worked previously as a geologist. She is a foodie and enjoys cooking and exploring new restaurants.
