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CNN Names Ethiopian Innovator Freweini Mebrahtu This Year's 'Hero of the Year'
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CNN Names Ethiopian Innovator Freweini Mebrahtu This Year's 'Hero of the Year'

Freweini Mebrahtu designed a reusable sanitary pad to help keep girls in school and has fought to end the cultural stigma around menstruation.