Nearly 10% of Taiwanese girls are "menstrually poor"! The Garden of Hope Foundation launches joint gift box to help rural girls achieve menstrual prosperity
Are millions of women around the world suffering from menstrual poverty? Nearly 10% of Taiwanese girls “do not have enough menstrual products”
The monthly menstrual period should be a natural physiological process, but it becomes painful and embarrassing due to the lack of basic menstrual products. “Menstrual poverty” refers to the inability to obtain basic menstrual products due to financial difficulties. It is a long-neglected but important public health issue. According to statistics, there are approximately millions of girls or women around the world who are unable to obtain basic menstrual products due to financial difficulties. Menstrual products.
“Menstrual poverty” not only affects the health of countless women, but may also have a profound negative impact on academic studies and daily life. In Taiwan, about 8-9% of girls are unable to purchase sufficient menstrual products due to financial difficulties. The Garden of Hope Foundation has observed over the years that many underage mothers in Taiwan are born due to a lack of knowledge about female physiology. This situation is especially obvious in rural areas.
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Audrey Liu, head of the Personal Brand Consulting Influence Studio and currently a counselor for non-profit organizations and social enterprises, emphasized in the interview: “Looking at the whole of Taiwan, the issues that everyone is concerned about are more focused on environmental protection or children and children. issue; it is relatively unfamiliar to the issue of menstrual poverty. It is hard to imagine that there are still 8-9% of girls in Taiwan who may not be able to buy sanitary napkins or other products due to financial conditions.”
Liu Shulin pointed out that although she did not experience menstrual poverty when she was growing up, she was ridiculed by her peers because she did not know what to do when menstruation came and used toilet paper as a sanitary napkin in a hurry. “That sense of shame has a great impact on growing up. I am very grateful to The Garden of Hope Foundation and Tangding for such cooperation. It is very meaningful.”
Renee, president of Girls in Tech Taiwan Chapter, also shared her views: “Wealth and poverty are a comparative concept, and the difference lies in the ‘freedom of choice.’ Many people may not feel the problem of menstrual poverty, but we should think about how to To make menstrual periods more prosperous and comfortable, in addition to paying for menstrual products, we can also support women’s career development and let the entire society experience menstrual prosperity.”
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Zhang Yiting (Eva), deputy general manager of PaGamO, added that menstrual poverty is an issue that is easily ignored and substantially affects gender equality. Poverty is not difficult to understand, but gender issues require special attention: women need to buy menstrual products every month as daily expenses. If this leads to financial constraints and unable to make ends meet, physical or mental health may be reduced.
As mentioned above, menstrual poverty leads to poor physical health, as well as a loss of mental health and educational opportunities. It is understood that many girls miss classes or even drop out of school because they cannot obtain menstrual products, which affects their learning status and future development. In addition, currently more than 500 million women around the world do not have adequate access to menstrual products during menstruation, which shows that “menstrual poverty” has become an issue that cannot be ignored.
“528 International Menstruation Day” is a global event to raise people’s awareness of “menstrual health”. It aims to eliminate the stigma and taboos surrounding menstruation and promote policy changes in relevant units to ensure that all women and girls can have safe and healthy menstruation. Use menstrual products with dignity. The Garden of Hope Foundation hopes to take this opportunity to call on more social forces to participate and work together to eliminate menstrual poverty.
The Garden of Hope Foundation cooperates with “Tangding Brown Sugar” to help rural girls become “menstrually prosperous”
It is worth mentioning that the “Lian Jing Shu Brown Sugar Gift Box” jointly issued by The Garden of Hope Foundation and “Tangding Brown Sugar” is not only a dessert, but also an opportunity for people to re-understand and pay attention to the issue of menstrual poverty. Opportunity. The Garden of Hope Foundation and Tangding hope that through this joint event, they will trigger a broader discussion in society, support rural girls, and enable them to confidently pursue their dreams and goals.
The Garden of Hope Foundation encourages all girls to have the courage to openly discuss “menstrual poverty”, raise society’s awareness of menstrual issues, and allow women to face their menstrual periods calmly. I believe it will also have a positive impact on promoting gender equality; especially the launch of this “Lian Jing Shu Brown Sugar Gift Box” hopes to raise public attention to the problem of menstrual poverty through daily food, help rural girls get the support and dignity they deserve during their menstrual periods, and then bravely pursue their dreams to prevent menstruation from becoming a A stumbling block to dreams.
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