Our Annual Report for 2022 is now available to read here. The annual report from our sister organisation, Irise Institute East Africa, is also available for the same period.Irise is a driving force for Period Equality locally, nationally and globally. In 2022 we:• Catalysed youth-led action for Period Equality across the UK. • Equipped a grassroots...
After a decade of service, our founding CEO, Emily Wilson, is moving on to new adventures and it is time for the Irise community to choose their next CEO.Irise was set-up to enable the voice and power of the people most held back by period inequality and injustice. Since day 1 our incredible team of...
Irise was started in response to a Kenyan schoolgirl, given a chance to tell stakeholders what she wanted and needed, sharing that periods were holding her back in school and that no one would listen. We dreamt of creating an institution that could champion the voice and leadership of the people most sidelined by this...
We're looking for new partners to join our Empower Period South Yorkshire Programme. Partners receive:training to deliver peer-led period support in their community or school paid support for 2 youth champions to deliver peer-led activities can claim for up to £500 of staff time to help them participate in the programme.Click here to find out...
In July I attended the Women Deliver conference in Rwanda with colleagues from Irise Institute East Africa and then travelled to Uganda to see Irise Institute East Africa’s work in action.The way that Irise started was at the forefront of my mind. A Kenyan schoolgirl, given a chance to tell stakeholders what she wanted and...
