You cannot afford to miss a minute of this Video Podcast episode where I interviewed Shelly-Ann Weeks Executive Director of the HerFlow Foundation in Jamaica, and recent recipient of the Governor General's Award. The Governor General is Jamaica's appointed Head-of-state and representative of the Queen of England who is the actual head-of-state of Jamaica. It was dynamic, informative, inspiring, animated and have you drawn into the story of her life, work and the impact she is making. Ms. Weeks had me on the edge of my seat and was dropping knowledge; it was an erudite analysis albeit for just over one hour. This Interview was very important to the solutions towards ending poverty and the UN 2030 SDG goal of building the human capital especially among vulnerable peoples and places as a way of eliminating poverty and improving equity in societies and the world. HerFlow exists to empower women and girls about reproductive health through education and mentorship. Their flagship project is to end Period Poverty (the inability to afford menstrual products when needed) in Jamaica. They focus most of their work in schools ensuring that girls don't miss classes because of period poverty. So far, they have donated nearly 5, 000, 000 period products. Help them continue their drive by making a DONATION, because together we can permanently do something about not just period poverty (because she shouldn't have to choose between her period and her education) but eliminating the stigmas surrounding women's reproductive and sexual health. Did you know that 44 percent of girls in #Jamaica are affected by #periodpoverty and of this figure 24 percent drop out due to Period poverty? Period poverty isn't just a #female issue but should also be a #man's issue. New Zealand and Netherlands have made ending period poverty a priority by providing resources to girls free-of-cost, but what about countries like Jamaica, what has been the policy and national drive to deal with the challenge that Period poverty poses, such as productivity, dropouts, gender inequality, stigma around women's health and the health-related issues that may stem from doing nothing? You will be surprised to know that many of the schools in Jamaica and poorer countries are church sponsored and as such, their theology prevents effective response to the issue and challenges surrounding sexual and reproductive health and the diluted or non-existent national policy in these countries on ending period poverty and women's and or reproductive and sexual health which also affects the building of the human capital. We discuss these, including her secret to losing over 100 pounds, resolving major health-related issues and her fearlessness in the daunting task with little help and a culture that discriminates against women's health, and the religious that assumes the negative side of femininity and masculinity. It was deep and Herflow's story is worth listening, reading and or watching. The interview is available in audio and video on all our podcasts feeds and channels. We will also have the full transcripts later this week in The Neoliberal Journals and The Neoliberal Post and commentaries on The Neoliberal Corporation's websites at https://theneoliberal.com and https://renaldocmckenzie.com. The Neoliberal Corporation is serving the world today to solve tomorrow's challenges. We're about making popular what was the monopoly which is the aim of communication. You may subscribe to the show for free while it is available at no cost https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. Renaldo McKenzie is Author of Neoliberalism--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support