From our Period Positive schools programme keeping girls in class in Uganda to our Empower Period initiative supporting peer-led action to tackle period poverty in the UK- we couldn't do it without your support.Click below to access updates from our CEO on our work in the UK and East Africa so far this year.An update from...
We welcome and applaud the explicit acknowledgement of the reality that the UK’s health and care system has been designed “by men, for men”. We also celebrate the important step forward that having a dedicated strategy for Women’s Health in England represents.We particularly welcome the commitments to invest more in research and evidence and to...
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_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...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Period Equality means a world where having a female body does not hold you back from realising your full potential.” Irise’s Global Strategic Framework sets out our latest strategy to meet the global campaign to end period poverty and shame globally by 2030.We know that period equality requires better: Provision: by increasing access to products, facilities...
New research finds lack of support for periods creates mental burden for women and limits their participation in school and workA new study by academics at The University of Western Australia, Burnet Institute and The University of Leeds reviewed 3800 people’s experiences of periods. They found that women experience a mental burden that affects their...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The government is turning its back on vulnerable girls in their hour of greatest need Irise International’s statement on the disastrous impact of UK Aid cuts on girls’ lives and futures. “Now things are not good, many have been forced into early marriages, pregnancies. If we get help, many of us would go back to school, and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This past year has been a challenging time for girls rights across the globe. Because of the pandemic, over 10 million girls are at-risk of school dropout. In Uganda, an estimated 20% of girls did not return to school after the first lockdown and in the UK, 1.5 million young women have lost income since...
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...
