PERIOD POVERTY AND THE HELPING HER FOUNDATION

A woman who has no access to sanitary products like pads and tampons is automatically placed at a serious disadvantage to women who have such access. It stands to reason that such a woman may not be able to afford medication to relieve the accompanying myriad of symptoms like painful period cramps, headaches, fatigue, bloating, and irritability among others. Now, not all women experience these symptoms with their period but imagine those who do. Now couple that with having no access to sanitary products. Excuse the pun, but it’s a bloody mess.

Patrice Magazine,2019

HELPING HER FOUNDATION IS TACKLING 'PERIOD POVERTY' HEAD ON

A team of young women behind the Helping Her Foundation has been leading the charge against ‘period poverty’ here in Trinidad and Tobago, mobilizing to provide products to those women who are most at-risk.

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HELPING HER FOUNDATION HOSTS TEA PARTY FUNDRAISER

The foun­da­tion has been pro­vid­ing fem­i­nine san­i­tary prod­ucts to in­di­vid­u­als and shel­ters in Trinidad since 2015. Their goal is to ex­pand their reach in the up­com­ing year.

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