1.0Presbyterian World Service & Developmenthttps://presbyterian.ca/pwsdDan McBridehttps://presbyterian.ca/pwsd/author/admin101921/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ojc1MEAWWt"><a href="https://presbyterian.ca/pwsd/a-community-advocates-for-education/">A Community Advocates for Education</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://presbyterian.ca/pwsd/a-community-advocates-for-education/embed/#?secret=Ojc1MEAWWt" width="600" height="338" title="“A Community Advocates for Education” — Presbyterian World Service & Development" data-secret="Ojc1MEAWWt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://presbyterian.ca/pwsd/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://presbyterian.ca/pwsd/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC_0146-2-scaled-1.jpg2560667Esther first got her period at age 13. Following village customs, the older women advised her to spend the next seven days indoors, never leaving her home. Unfortunately, at the time, Esther was only one day from writing the national primary school examinations—which would determine whether she could attend secondary school or not. In Esther’s […]