Shhhh, don’t talk about your period
. Awkward café conversations . “I think I need more than a cup of tea, I got my period this morning”. We were standing at the counter at a café. I was with a friend – she is of a similar age…
Washable Sanitary Pads & Menstruation education delivered
Another trip into Vanuatu focussing mainly on Mamma's Laef washable sanitary pad production, delivery of kits and the provision of menstrual and reproductive health education. Chamber of Commerce Vanuatu generously allowed us to use their facility to comlete the…
$20 is all takes to make a difference
This is what each girl will receive. This will provide the girl with one less barrier to receiving continued education Washable sanitary pads - made in Vanuatu - by ni Vanuatu women - for women of Vanuatu If you…
Sponsorship Update
As I write this, our group has received a total of 48 sponsorships from New Zealand. This means we have 48 girls that will soon have their own washable sanitary pad kits, consisting of 2 washable shields to sit in…
Menstrual Hygiene Management in Vanuatu
I headed to Vanuatu in early December to move forward the Mamma's Laef Washable Sanitary Pad project. Extra baggage in tow to fit in the donations from Richmond Athletics - 5kg of shorts and tank tops for Pikinini. Also…
Menstruation, a tabu topic with a solution
It was back in August of this year that I shared with you the latest micro enterprise that I had been working on, which would, I hoped, help some women in Vanuatu manage their monthly periods. Days For Girls, a…