According to the Worldwide Organization of Health, up to 500 million persons in the whole world do not have permanent access to hygienical resources. Such situations also take place in Poland.
The newest researches show that in Poland 39% of women from poor houses had to give from the purchase of menstrual foods on behalf of other domestic charges.
OUR MISSION
We believe in a system help and in creation of long duration and effective decisions of the problem of menstrual poverty. Important for us, that every person in need got the help adjusted to the necessities.
OUR VISION
We aim to create an environment in which menstruating people are not restricted by their periods and physiology is not a taboo subject. We can achieve this through educating the public, which is the best basis for bringing about change.
OUR ASPIRATIONS
We aim to create an environment in which menstruating people are not restricted by their periods and physiology is not a taboo subject. We can achieve this through educating the public, which is the best basis for bringing about change.
The fight against menstrual poverty is a battle on many fronts - we provide access to hygiene products in schools, distribute menstrual cups, send parcels of hygiene products to those in need, support other NGOs and place publicly accessible sanitary pad lockers in public spaces. We break taboos and educate. We take a comprehensive approach to the problem of menstrual poverty.
WHAT DO WE DO?
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ACTION MENSTRUATION IN YOUR SCHOOL
From September 2020, we will place boxes of menstrual products in school toilets and regularly send new supplies to the schools we work with. We don't want anyone to have to miss lessons because of their physiology. Last year, we reached 98,000 people from 563 establishments nationwide. To keep going, we need your help!
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PERIODIC ASSISTANCE POINT
All over Poland, we are putting up communal lockers in which our volunteers regularly place a supply of hygiene products. This is made possible thanks to the involvement of the local community, which shows us the location and takes care of the installation of the lockers we receive.