CNN: When most girls in this country get their periods, they suffer in silence. But this CNN Hero of the Year is changing the culture. \

" , title: "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos" , siblings: {"articleList":[{"uri":"/2019/12/08/world/freweini-mebrahtu-2019-cnn-hero-of-the-year/index.html","headline":"\\u003cstrong>When most girls in this country get their periods, they suffer in silence. But this CNN Hero of the Year is changing the culture. \\u003c/strong>","thumbnail":"//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191208220125-15-cnn-heroes-2019-show-small-11.jpg","duration":"","description":"It\'s something that girls and young women in western countries can\'t imagine: missing school, even dropping out, because of their periods. Yet as many as half the girls in rural parts of Ethiopia miss school for reasons related to their periods -- and that can have a devastating effect on their education and the rest of their lives.","layout":""