Female Sanitation | Menstrual Cups
Empowering women and girls through safe sanitation practices and access to education and opportunities, using reusable and hygienic menstrual cups
An estimated 500 million women across the globe are unable to access adequate Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) facilities and materials. (UN, 2020)
1.25 billion women and girls have no access to a safe, private toilet and 526 million don’t have a toilet at all (UN, 2020)
One in ten girls in Africa will miss school when they have their periods because they don’t have access to sanitary products or private toilets to use at school. Some girls miss as much as 20% of their school year (Action Aid, 2020)
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What we are doing
Working closely with local partners and community groups in Malawi, we are enabling access to an affordable, comfortable, reusable, and discrete solution for menstrual management – the menstrual cup in partnership with Sirona.
A safe and hygiene alternative to rags and newspapers, the menstrual cups are also significantly more environmentally friendly than disposable pads and tampons. The cups last 10 years meaning significant cost savings compared with disposable pads.
In Malawi, we’re also building a sustainable business model by employing local sales agents and partners, as well as exploring payment plan options to overcome further economic barriers to access, expanding the reach of the solution and many benefits.
How to Get involved
Connecting young change-makers and technology partners you will be testing social enterprise solutions in real-world contexts at the very early stages. This is an opportunity to deeply understand our community members and work with them to develop a meaningful social impact.
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You can join over 9 active projects we have developed in countries such as India, Timor-Leste, Fiji and Malawi, as well as rural communities around Australia. You can even make a social impact from the comfort of home as a social impact consultant through our Virtual Impact Program. Our innovative project solutions span across a range of areas for maximum impact, including agriculture, microfinance and solar energy solutions.
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Female Sanitation | Menstrual Cups
Empowering women and girls through safe sanitation practices and access to education and opportunities, using reusable and hygienic menstrual cups
Female Sanitation | Reusable Pads
Empowering women and girls through safe sanitation practices and access to education and opportunities, using reusable and hygienic pads.
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Electrifying the 16.5 million Malawians with no access to electricity using affordable, clean, solar power.
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