Whangarei Youth Space provides free health and well-being and youth work services to young people aged 12-24yrs. Many of the young people we work with, are from low socio economic backgrounds where health and well-being is often not able to be the priority. Being able to donate menstrual cups to young women is empowering. One …
Victoria Kurupo is our Community Partner in Kaipara, Northland. She is super passionate about spreading the cup love in her community! She runs a facebook group called “Mana Wahine” on facebook where people first make contact with her. Then she arranges to meet up and discuss how a menstrual cups works and answer any questions …
Reetah Mitchell is the Co-Team Leader of the Days for Girls, Christchurch Team. They are passionate about the education of girls. It’s outrageous simple biology is one of the main issues forcing girls out of education – not just in developing countries, but also our own. A dignified way to deal with your period shouldn’t …
[one-half-first] Scroll through all the great photos to see their project! Photo: From Left – Willow-Jean Prime, Season-Mary Downs, Chelsea Terei, Heather Jamieson Meet Season-Mary Downs – Tukau Community Fund Te Kapotai, Ngati Hine, Ngapuhi Season-Mary was born and raised in Northland and is a Director of Tukau Law. Season-Mary is passionate about her local …
Women are using socks as sanitary pads and stealing tampons from supermarkets as they struggle with “period poverty”, a counsellor says. Zarna Blossom said she was shocked at the level of poverty in Marlborough for what she called a “basic human need”, which even forced some teenage girls to skip school. Blossom and friend Milinda Higgins decided to start Pink Packets, a new …
Meet Emalitza Holdaway – Blogger – Raising Ziggy Em started blogging after the birth of her first child. About motherhood, parent-life, and the realities life with a little one. She discovered menstrual cups when her period returned 8 months after Ziggy’s birth, and was an instant convert. Through blogging about her experience using a menstrual …
