Image Source: Vulvani.At the age of 10, I was told in my first sexual education class that I would start menstruating when I was 12-14 years old, and have a period every 28 days that would last for 3-4 days each and would cause me some minor discomfort. In reality, I started my period when...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Today, period poverty is a battleground of women and girl’s health. From lack of access to safe, hygienic sanitary products and environment to the growing stigma around the management of menstruation. Over the last 5 years, we’ve developed holistic, evidence-based solutions to the challenges young people experience during their period in East Africa.Since 2018, Irise...
Today I want to share with you a small selection of young leaders who are carrying out inspiring work within the Menstrual Health Movement, all of which will be guests on an upcoming Empower Period Podcast focused on young people leading. Whilst menstrual health has gained increasing political and social awareness over the past few...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Irise works to empower marginalised young women, girls and their communities and considerations of race are critical. We know gender intersects with race, ethnicity, class, income, sexual orientation and disability. For example, we know that BAME (British Asian Minority Ethnic) women are far more likely to be the victims of online abuse in the UK1 and...
Around the world, women and girls are facing lockdown with their abusers. With tensions already high during a global pandemic, they are at risk of escalating physical, sexual and emotional violence at a time when help is harder to access than ever. Many support charities are having to quickly adapt their services to new lockdown...
