1 Menstrual cup = 600 days of safe, dignified & life changing menstruation
Get InvolvedPeriod poverty is the lack of access to education, social support and facilities for dignified menstruation. The following are vital for period prosperity.
Young girls lack access to basic education of normal anatomy, menstruation and it's management. In the UK 137,700 girls miss school during their period.
Areas affected by period poverty associate stigma and shame to menstruation. Women and girls lack the dignity and support they need in their community. In Kenya 2 out of 3 women in rural areas exchange pads for favours with sexual partners.
Women who have little access to sanitary products and basic facilities for hygienic menstruation. In India only 12% of 355 million women can afford sanitary protection.
This year we aim to travel to Kenya with a small group of newly graduated doctors who are passionate about women’s health. Our goal is to provide local women with information and education at each destination.
Period poverty is prevalent worldwide. Kenya was chosen for our first mission due to a Kenyan school girl who committed suicide due to period shaming in September 2019. This was why our passion lead us to here. It is recorded that, in 2018, 10% of girls in Subsaharan Africa missed school during their periods. 2 out of 3 pad users in rural Kenya receive them from sexual partners, some of these females as young as 13 years. In Kenya, 1 in 4 girls don’t associate menstruation with pregnancy. Education is vital.
The sole criteria of this mission is that each community we visit must have running water to ensure safety of the cup. The distribution of the menstrual cups is extremely important, however, it is the education of female menstruation and the information about how to use these cups that we believe is vital to empower these women. We endeavor to educate these women to then educate and empower others. These mothers, sisters, aunts, daughters and nieces deserve dignity every day.
Our aim is to empower women and improve the physical and mental health of the areas suffering from period poverty.
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