Men’s company distributes free sanitary pads around Japan
Two men have started a business centered on an issue that they previously knew nothing about.
OiTr Inc. has installed more than 2,000 sanitary-pad dispensers in restrooms at commercial complexes, public facilities, colleges and elsewhere around Japan.
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Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL receives Naples Woman’s Club grant
The Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL is pleased to announce it has received a $10,000 grant from the Naples Woman’s Club.
The grant will provide 348 women and girls in Collier County with period products for a year.
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APS of SWFL distributes 2M pads to Southwest Florida women and girls
The Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL, a nonprofit organization aimed at ending period poverty in Southwest Florida, is the only organization consistently providing free period products to women and girls in Collier and Lee counties. Since it was founded in 2019, the organization has provided 83,333 healthy, dignified and worry-free periods for women and girls.
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Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL receives three grants from Community Foundation for $14,500
The Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL is pleased to announce it has received three grants totaling $14,500 from the Community Foundation of Collier County. The grants will support the organization’s mission of providing free period products to financially challenged women and girls in Southwest Florida.
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FGCU Students Tackle Period Poverty
FGCU students kicked off their recent return to campus by attending the service-learning fair on August 30th. A total of 649 students crowded into Cohen Center to meet 55 community partner organizations and learn about service-learning opportunities for the school year.
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COVID19 Has Negatively Impacted Period Poverty
A study commissioned by Thinx and PERiOD, and conducted by SKDK between April 26 and May 2, 2021 demonstrates that COVID has exacerbated menstrual hygiene access, leaving a large sector of the population confronting a public health issue with profound consequences.
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