Spotlight on the Youth Movement

Libby Andrew is a Sociology student at Sheffield Hallam University and has volunteered with Irise International in Sheffield for over a year. As part of her university placement, Libby joined the Irise team in our office, spending three months supporting work across programmes, fundraising, and youth power. In this blog, she reflects on her experience, what she learned, and the power of youth-led menstruabeyond-the-books-an-experience-of-a-placement-student-in-the-menstrual-j

Menstruation in Education is a new project developed by Charlie Roberts, one of Irise's Empower Period Committee members, during her time in the Menstrualeaders course. Thus far, the project has involved delivering an online presentation based on the difficulties faced surrounding menstruating in UK schools, the reasons why these issues arise and practical solutions to tackle them. Charlie has been working in menstrual activism since 2022 when she took on The Period Vampire

In this blog we hear from activist and researcher Riya Singh who spent the summer of 2025 in placement with Irise International exploring the intersection between climate and menstrual justice. When climate disasters strike, headlines often focus on infrastructure damage, economic loss, or migration. Rarely do we hear about the silent crisis unfolding in the lives of women and menstruators - those whose basic right to manage their periods with dignity becomes uncertain when w

Clare Gregory is an artist and menstrual justice advocate, reshaping the narrative around menstruation through art which explores her own experiences of endometriosis, fibromyalgia and grief.

In this blog we hear directly from Project Red Van - a revolutionary youth-led period positive initiative based in Canada. Okay, we know...

A Young Activist's Journey - Ishika Seal is a member of Irise's youth board, the Empower Period Committee As a District Development...

Ananya Chhaochharia is the founder of Paint It Red, an organization advocating for menstrual rights and addressing period poverty.

My form of menstrual activism looks a little different to most, I currently run a small interactive, immersive venue at festivals called...