Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #periodpoverty, aggregated by home.social.
Stealing tampons and using socks as sanitary items shows desperation of period poverty
Using socks as sanitary pads, wearing tampons for more than two days and stealing products from supermarkets are…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #catesherlock #departmentforeducation #periodpoverty #periodproducts #rochellecourtenay #sanitaryproducts #sharethedignity #tampons #teachers
https://www.europesays.com/australia/86567/
Aldi becomes first UK supermarket to offer free period products in every toilet
Aldi has become the first UK supermarket to offer free period products in all customer and staff toilets.…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Aldi #freeperiod #freeproducts #periodpoverty #periodproducts #Süd&Nord
https://www.europesays.com/germany/72460/
https://www.europesays.com/dk/131397/ Graduation tradition repurposed as activist campaign against period poverty #activist #agency #Amsterdam #Brands #campaign #GraduationTradition #Netherlands #PeriodPoverty
Graduation tradition repurposed as activist campaign against period poverty
AMSTERDAM, 16th of July 2026 – This graduation season, a familiar sight across Amsterdam revealed an unexpected twist. While…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #Amsterdam #activist #agency #Brands #campaign #Graduationtradition #periodpoverty
https://www.europesays.com/netherlands/31913/
https://www.europesays.com/africa/332514/ One Million Girls Targeted in Nationwide Menstrual Health Campaign #Girls’Education #MenstrualHealth #PeriodPoverty #PublicHealth #SanitaryPads #Uganda #UnionTransportAlliance
Podcast Transcript June 26th, 2026— Gig worker rights, cervical cancer wins, and a hopeful take on human cooperation
Podcast Transcript June 26th, 2026— Gig worker rights, cervical cancer wins, and a hopeful take on human cooperation
Period tax scrapped in Pakistan: what the ruling means for women
Period poverty is not only about access to pads; it’s also about dignity, education, safety and ensuring girls can participate fully in everyday life. 💜
Dr Mpume Zenda — obstetrician, gynaecologist, sexologist and mother — shares why addressing period poverty requires more than products alone.
Read more here: https://zurl.co/I91NK
#BabyYumYum #BYY #PeriodPoverty #MenstrualHealth #GirlsEducation #WomensHealth #SouthAfrica
Don’t forget supporting menstrual health is important too!
Visit www.dear-future.org to support those in need!
France makes reusable period products free for young women | National News
France’s social security is to reimburse the cost of reusable menstrual cups and underwear for women under the…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #afp #Economy #health #periodpoverty #socialpolicy
https://www.europesays.com/france/6863/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/13638/ One in 10 women in UK are facing period poverty in 2026 #CostOfLivingCrisis #HygienePoverty #News #PeriodPoverty #poverty #UK #UnitedKingdom
Access to Menstrual Health Products is a serious issue that needs to be addressed.
Please donate today so you can help girls get access to the products they need and deserve.
Donate at: www.dear-future.org
#periodpoverty #nonprofit
Stitching Dignity: Communities Mobilize Against Period Poverty
See how UK sewing groups are making reusable sanitary pads to help women and girls facing period poverty. Learn about their impact and how to join.
#PeriodPoverty, #ReusablePads, #CommunityAction, #WomensHealth, #UKCharity
https://newsletter.tf/uk-sewing-groups-fight-period-poverty-with-pads/
Thousands of reusable sanitary pads have been made by UK volunteers to combat period poverty. This is a sustainable solution to a growing problem.
#PeriodPoverty, #ReusablePads, #CommunityAction, #WomensHealth, #UKCharity
https://newsletter.tf/uk-sewing-groups-fight-period-poverty-with-pads/
🩸 Free Tampons? Scotland Just Did Something Historic
Scotland became the first country in the world to make tampons and other menstrual products free by law.
But here’s the big question: could something like that ever happen in Alaska?
Some local groups are already taking steps you might not know about.
Read the surprising Alaska connection:
👉🏿 https://tinyurl.com/zfn2xpxp
#PeriodEquity #WomensHealth #Scotland #Alaska #PeriodPoverty #PublicPolicy #Hygeine #Necessities #FreeTampons #Menstruation
The girls of Lambano Sanctuary express their heartfelt appreciation for all your donations of sanitary pads and toiletries in 2025. Please continue to give if you can, and help them live with dignity! #WomensHealth #PeriodPoverty
@[email protected] @[email protected] @MutualAidVisibility @mutualaid @anarchomutual @blackfedi
I'm out of tampons just one day into my cycle!😭
#BlackMutualAid #MutualAidRequest
#BlackMastodon #queermutualaid
#HelpFolksLive2025 #Queercrowdfund
#disability #disabilityaid #actuallyautistic #periodpoverty #MutualAid
Free period products in more Canberra schools as trial expanded
Former student Amelia Tattam has been fighting to end period poverty since learning how inaccessible pads and tampons…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #actgovernment #AmeliaTattam #AU #freepadsandtampons #freeperiodproductsinACTschools #Menstruation #periodpoverty #Periodproducts #schools #yvetteberry
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/65391/
Earthwise Girls 40% Closing Down Sale 😢
Having spent many years fighting period poverty and raising awareness through the business, the amazing Earthwise Girls is sadly closing its doors and offering 40% off all remaining stock.
Some of the achievements of Earthwise Girls:
A massive congratulations to Christine, Nora and Earthwise Girls for everything they’ve done. Wishing you the best in your next chapters.
Amazon expands customer donation campaign with leading household brands to tackle hygiene poverty in Swansea
Amazon has joined forces with its suppliers of well-known household brands including Reckitt, Unilever and Beiersdorf to deliver over 200,000 essential hygiene products to families in need via The Multibank charity.
The campaign will support Cwtch Mawr Multibank in Swansea.
For every two eligible products purchased by customers on Amazon between now and 30 June, Amazon and its supplier partners will donate a third item to The Multibank at no additional cost. All people have to do is visit this page on Amazon.
The campaign launches with new research, commissioned by Amazon, which reveals that more than a quarter (28%) of adults in Wales are worried about being able to afford basic hygiene products, such as toothpaste, soap, or laundry detergent, over the coming months. The research also found that one in ten adults in Wales (14%) have rationed or avoided buying hygiene essentials.
Almost all (93%) of adults in Wales highlighted that feeling clean and presentable is vital for their children’s confidence and mental wellbeing, particularly significant during the upcoming summer holiday period, when school-based support is less accessible.
The Multibank was co-founded by Amazon and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown in response to the high levels of poverty and deprivation he had witnessed in his local area in Fife, Scotland. There are now six Multibanks across the UK, which have distributed more than 8 million essential items to support over 600,000 families nationwide. This latest campaign builds on the successful launch of the ‘You Buy. We Donate.’ initiative in January, which saw more than 200,000 hygiene essentials donated to Multibanks across the UK
Eugenie Teasley, Head of Impact, Amazon UK, said: “We know families across the country are facing incredibly tough times, and we want to help. Working closely with The Multibank charity and other businesses, we’ve been able to donate over eight million essential products to more than 600,000 families, but we know there’s much more to do.
“This summer’s ‘You Buy. We Donate’ campaign is an opportunity for shoppers to easily make a difference, simply by buying their everyday products. Together, we look forward to donating even more items and helping thousands more families get the support they deserve.”
Cherrie Bija, CEO of Faith & Families & Cwtch Mawr Multibank, said: “At Faith & Families, we believe that childhood matters—and that strong families and connected communities are essential for children to truly thrive. In the 2024–2025 financial year, we supported over 108,000 individuals, we distributed more than 471,000 essential goods across our network of charity partners and in Faith in Families community cwtches in Swansea.
“Every item we provide—whether it’s a blanket to keep warm or toothpaste to brighten a child’s smile—is part of a collaboration of compassion. Together, we are pushing poverty away from our children and restoring dignity to families in crisis.
“We are grateful to Amazon customers supporting the ‘You Buy. We Donate.’ campaign. Your faith in our work fuels our mission and brings hope where it’s needed most.”
Brands participating in ‘You Buy. We Donate’ include Alberto, By Amazon, Clearasil, Dettol, Dove, Durex, Finish, Harpic, Lynx, Mama Bear, NIVEA, Radox, Shea Moisture, Simple, Sure, Toni & Guy, TRESemmé, Vanish, Vaseline, Veet, VO5 and Woolite.
Transport logistics specialists Palletline will provide free logistics support, handling the storage and distribution of donations to Multibank regional hubs across the UK, with Amazon providing additional transportation routes.
#Amazon #CwtchMawr #FaithInFamilies #hygienePoverty #Multibank #periodPoverty #poverty #Swansea
Amid the global space race of the 1960s, Japan had its own quiet revolution: The launch of its first mass-produced disposable menstrual pads. But who were the people behind the societal shift? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/science-health/history-japan-tampon-menstruation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #womensissues #periodpoverty #health #history #menstruation
#PeriodPoverty undermines the education of #girls and young #women https://bit.ly/3YZGOY9
Girls and young women around the world are missing school days, because they lack the resources to adequately manage their #MenstrualHealth and hygiene.
Period poverty also has dangerous & immediate health consequences for girls & young women, pushing them into early and #ForcedMarriages, #SexualAbuse, or female genital mutilation #FGM – because their period is seen as their “coming of age.”
#PeriodPoverty undermines the education of #girls and young #women https://bit.ly/3YZGOY9
Girls and young women around the world are missing school days, because they lack the resources to adequately manage their #MenstrualHealth and hygiene.
Period poverty also has dangerous & immediate health consequences for girls & young women, pushing them into early and #ForcedMarriages, #SexualAbuse, or female genital mutilation #FGM – because their period is seen as their “coming of age.”
Female Tourist Gets Interrogated by Border Control Guards About Her Tampon - Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/female-tourist-gets-interrogated-border-control-guards-tampon-1948421
#Tampons
#BorderGuards
#BorderControl
#Gambia
#Senegal
#PeriodPoverty
#Periods
#MenstrualProducts
#Africa
#Walz was an admired HS football coach who also advised a nascent #GayStraightAlliance. The Minnesota governor & Democratic VP nom wears outdoorsy flannel shirts but also sews his own buttons onto them. He is governor who made #MenstrualProducts available at #PublicSchools &, when *#conservative* critics later dubbed him “tampon Tim,” didn’t balk as his supporters quickly reclaimed the moniker as a badge of honor.
The latest episode of GOSPod is out:
https://gospod.chat/e/campaigns or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2zzGbydOzg or on PeerTube: https://fediverse.tv/w/nsR5mjbmDZ7C5HZyp2uNUQ
as well as the usual places - Spotify, Amazon etc.
#podcast #podcasts #satanism #PeriodPoverty #Facism #AntiFacism #Antifa #music #blackmetal #alt #homophobia #transphobia #poland #uk
Voting has started!
If you want #OpenStreetMap to include information which toilets have menstrual products available you should vote now!
Instructions are on the bottom of the page
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposal:Menstrual_products
The proposal for tagging availability of menstrual products in the #OpenStreetMap is still requesting comments but will reach a vote soon. I intend to wait a short time to give people the opportunity to respond to points raised in the discussion. If you have any last minute comments that should be addressed now is the time!
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposal:Menstrual_products
#OSM #PeriodenprodukteFürAlle #feminism #PeriodPoverty
Pad
Soft, locally grown
Agave fibers, tinkered
Comfort and care made easy
Hope
#kenya #periodpoverty #agavefibers #stanford #tinkerer #cinquain #poetry
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/a-locally-grown-solution-for-period-poverty/
End Period Poverty: Make Menstrual Products Freely Available Across the UK
As a woman living in the UK, I have personally experienced the financial burden of having to purchase period products every month. It is disheartening to think that many women and girls face similar struggles, unable to afford these essential items. Therefore, I am starting this petition to advocate for menstrual equality
Petition · End Period Poverty: Make Menstrual Products Freely Available Across the UK · Change.org
https://www.change.org/p/end-period-poverty-make-menstrual-products-freely-available-across-the-uk
#PeriodPoverty
#MenstrualProducts
#SanitaryTowels
#Tampons
#Poverty
Liberal Democrats have made sure to be inclusive when talking about period poverty. This has, of course, upset a number of people, but it's good to see a political party being inclusive.
#GoodNews #Inclusivity #Politics #LibDem #PeriodPoverty #LGBTQ #Trans #NonBinary #Rights #UK #Representation
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/22/lib-dems-period-poverty-trans-non-binary/
Pink News: Lib Dems to include trans and non-binary people in period poverty debate: ‘Not just a women’s issue’ https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/22/lib-dems-period-poverty-trans-non-binary/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #LiberalDemocrats #periodpoverty #Health #News #UK
The Cost of Having a Period Around the World https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2023-07-03/countries-where-menstrual-products-are-the-most-least-affordable
#MenstrualProducts can be expensive – even cost-prohibitive – in much of the world. The five countries with the least affordable access to menstrual products are in Africa. In #Algeria, the worst country for period affordability, menstrual products might cost a local person 14.8% of their monthly income.
#PeriodPoverty #WomensHumanRights #misogyny #WomensHealth
In South Africa, Tamara Magwashu has developed a business selling period products at affordable costs. The business also has a charitable arm which uses a proportion of profits to supply pads for free to schools in rural areas. "Period poverty is not a women's issue, it's a societal issue and until we can understand that we are not going to move forward."
#GoodNews #Periods #Menstruation #PeriodPoverty #Donation #Schools #SouthAfrica #Heroism
Three stories about access to period products. In South Korea, Rep. Jang Hye-young is working to allow women aged 9-24 to have free access to period products.
#GoodNews #Periods #Menstruation #PeriodPoverty #Korea #Heroism
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230526000466&ACE_SEARCH=1
I am happy to share that @europarl_en is launching a pilot project of free period products for visitors.
Period products as intuitively essential and important as toilet paper, soap or hand towels, and should therefore be made as readily available.
We believe that menstrual security should be a collective issue. It is a question of dignity, solidarity, and health!
#periodday #periodpoverty #periodpositive #period #equality #welcome #menstruationday