You can’t really talk about periods without talking about period poverty. The term ‘period poverty’ is being used more and more frequently but what exactly does period poverty mean?
Three years ago today, The Cup Effect became an official charity. But our story starts many years before, with the tale of our Founder Mandu Reid’s mother, Judy, and her upbringing on the shores of Lake Malawi.
Are girls able to make the most of the resources and opportunities available to them? Once a month – that answer is all too often no. Volunteer Rose Wu explores how the simple menstrual cup could the turning point in the fight against period poverty.