To celebrate Menstrual Health Day (28th May) Irise International launched the Empower Period Awards 2022.The Awards celebrate young feminist leaders, under the age of 25, in the UK and East Africa working to end period poverty and shame in their community, country or career.We are delighted to announce the first ever winners of this new...
This Menstrual Health Day, Irise International is excited to launch the Empower Period Awards 2022.The Awards will celebrate young feminist leaders in the UK and East Africa fighting for period justice.How to get involved:You can nominate an individual or group you know who are fighting for period justice in their community, country or career. ...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Download this new learning briefing, co-authored by Irise and academics at Burnet Institute, The University of Western Australia and the University of Leeds, to find out how using models of menstrual experience could increase the impact of your work.The briefing draws on two systematic reviews of experiences of menstruation across high and low income contexts...
If you missed our Annual Gathering 2022 you can download a summary here.The full agenda and speaker bios can be viewed here.You can also watch a full recording of the day here....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We're celebrating the impact of our work with Modibodi.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Together, with our fantastic network of partners and volunteers, we're getting reusable period pants to people experiencing period poverty and shame around the UK- making sure that the people most held back by this overlooked issue get the period dignity and equality they deserve.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Download a short...
In recent years global progress towards gender equality has stalled- the interaction between the female body and societal structures and norms is a neglected bottle neck in this fight and the lack of gender sensitive analysis and response to the global pandemic has only served to further entrench these inequalities which, without action, will hamper...
Image by Izzy as part of artwork by our community on "Our Collective Power"In March we made a decision to stay open and stand with the most vulnerable young women and girls in our community. We didn’t know what was going to happen or how it was going to work but we knew that whatever...
Irise is thrilled to be named as one of the most effective menstrual health organisations in the world in a new report released today.Kulczyk Foundation, a Polish private family foundation, and Founders Pledge, a community of entrepreneurs committed to finding and funding solutions to global challenges, have launched a new report on period poverty. A...
We're thrilled to welcome Lillian to the Irise team as Regional Director at Irise Institute East Africa.Lillian is a Programme design and management Specialist with over 15 years’ experience in youth and leadership development work. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management from Uganda Management Institute), a Bachelor or Arts Degree...
At the start of this crisis we decided that our doors would remain firmly open. We made a commitment to be there for our communities and to stand with vulnerable young people whatever lay ahead. We didn’t know how or what this would mean but we knew that this was necessary and that we were...
