Along with social, environmental + financial benefits, distributing #menstrualcups is key to achieving gender equality. ♀️ We provide menstrual cups + training in Kakamega, #Kenya, improving the quality of life for individuals in the community➡️: menstrualcupcoalition.org/menstrual-cups…

Did you know that a #menstrualcup has less than 1.5% of the environmental impact than a single-use tampon or pad? 🌍They can be reused for up to 10 years + are a simple solution to #plasticpollution! ♻️ Learn more about menstrual cups + our work: menstrualcupcoalition.org

So...why is it so bloody important to educate *everyone* - including cis men - on periods? We spoke to Stylist Magazine about the importance of thorough menstrual education, period poverty awareness & why work *has* to be done on a Governmental level: stylist.co.uk/health/women/m…

🩸 I bleed 🩸 You bleed 🩸 She bleeds 🩸 We bleed 🩸 They bleed 🩸 You bleed When something is this common, we need to be able to talk about it! It is time to break the stigma around periods.

Along with social, environmental + financial benefits, #menstrualcups are key to achieving gender equality. ♀️ Jocelyn, a menstrual cup trainer in Kakamega, #Kenya tells us how menstrual cups have improved her quality of life⬇️For more on our impact visit menstrualcupcoalition.org/our-impact-men….

Federally regulated workplaces to begin providing employees with menstrual products benefitscanada.com/benefits/healt… 💜💜

Menstrual cups need to be part of the conversation📣 Cups provide financial freedom, bodily autonomy + are environmentally friendly. Distributing menstrual cups + training to individuals during their first year of menstruation has proven success in uptake + improving lives. ♀🌍

📢 Join us for the two-day Symposium on Menstrual Health 🌍✨ Track progress, explore menstrual justice, and engage with leaders, innovators, and changemakers. 🗓️ Save the Date: 24 - 25 May 2023 🌐 Online Platform: youtube.com/@unfpaesaro #MenstrualHealth #MenstrualJustice

Over 300 million individuals menstruate every day + the majority use rags or single-use disposable products to manage their periods. #WeAreCommitted to distributing #menstrualcups and training to improve bodily autonomy, increase gender equality + reduce plastic. #MHDay2023

We need: 🩸Affordable & tax-free, sustainable sanitary products. 🩸Access to menstrual hygiene management and sanitation. 🩸Policies to create period-friendly workplaces 🩸Education to help break the stigma around periods RT if you agree! #MenstrualHygieneDay

💪 The World Bank recognizes the importance of Menstrual Health & Hygiene (#MHH) in empowering women & girls. Together, we can create a world where everyone can manage their periods with dignity, health & safety. wrld.bg/UMTq50OwT5S #MHDay2023 #WeAreCommitted

Fantastic to see Kenyan politician + friend of the MCC Gloria Orwoba speaking out on BBC News (UK). 📢 No one should feel ashamed to be on their period.🩸 We need to ensure that those who menstruate have access to products + education so they have the freedom to live their lives.

Fantastic new research showing the benefits of menstrual cups. 🩸 By using #menstrualcups, girls in Kenya were less likely to acquire vaginal infections and more likely to have healthy vaginal microbiome. #menstrualhealth #periodstigma

Menstrual products should be accessible + affordable. This article highlights the cost women + girls in Africa face every month due to their #periods ➡ bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…. It's time to talk about the power of #menstrualcups + how they can save up to £5,000 in a lifetime ♀️

📢 Using #menstrualcups boosts vaginal health + empowers women! 📢 New research led by LSTM have found a 24% reduction in bacterial vaginosis for girls given cups. Learn more about the power of cups: thelancet.com/journals/eclin… Kenya Medical Research Institute UIC School of Public Health #menstrualhealth

Menstrual cups may result in fewer infections and improve vaginal health, a new trial led by LSTM shows. Read more ⬇️ lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/ne… Kenya Medical Research Institute UIC School of Public Health Menstrual Cup Coalition

We are in #Kakamega this week to visit our #menstrualcup project! So far we have distributed 750 cups to women + girls in the community + provided training and reproductive health education. ♀️ Find out more: menstrualcupcoalition.org/menstrual-cups… #periods #menstrualhealth

This #MHDay2024, we're highlighting the impact of #menstrualcups in Kakamega, Kenya. 🙌 Projects like this are vital for promoting #menstrualhealth and creating a #periodfriendlyworld. 🌍 🩸Watch youtube.com/watch?v=u4Zv8S…