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Periods in western Kenya

What People In Western Kenya Think About Periods

To understand the period experience of people in Western Kenya in a cultural context, we visited a few schools in rural Kisumu and asked them about periods. 

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What People In Western Kenya Think About Periods

To understand the period experience of people in Western Kenya in a cultural context, we...

Photo Diary: This Is How Ruby Cups Are Distributed In Rural Kenya

Photo Diary: This Is How Ruby Cups Are Distributed In Rural Kenya

Follow Golda Ayodo from Golden Girls Foundation to see how the Ruby Cup you donated reaches the hands of girls in need.

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Photo Diary: This Is How Ruby Cups Are Distributed In Rural Kenya

Follow Golda Ayodo from Golden Girls Foundation to see how the Ruby Cup you donated...

Hymens, Virginity and Menstrual Cups in East Africa

Hymens, Virginity and Menstrual Cups in East Africa

Menstrual cups can be a weird thing to wrap your head around when you first hear about them. However, more and more women are sharing the life-changing benefits of menstrual cups....

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Hymens, Virginity and Menstrual Cups in East Africa

Menstrual cups can be a weird thing to wrap your head around when you first...

Ruby Cup Pilot Project with Save The Children

Ruby Cup Pilot Project with Save The Children

Last month was exciting for Ruby Cup’s social mission. The main reason: a new pilot project with the well-known organisation Save the Children.  Only in 2015, the work of Save the...

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Ruby Cup Pilot Project with Save The Children

Last month was exciting for Ruby Cup’s social mission. The main reason: a new pilot project...

Periods, Poverty & Shame: Breaking The Vicious Circle

Periods, Poverty & Shame: Breaking The Vicious Circle

This is Mercy. When she gets her period, she doesn’t go to school. Mercy lives in one of the slums in Kenya, where money is very tight for many families....

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Periods, Poverty & Shame: Breaking The Vicious Circle

This is Mercy. When she gets her period, she doesn’t go to school. Mercy lives...

Menstrual Hygiene Day – 3 Reasons Why It Matters

Menstrual Hygiene Day – 3 Reasons Why It Matters

© Femme International For 28 days in May, everybody working in the “bloody business” will be tweeting and posting about something called “Menstrual Hygiene Day” or “Menstrual Hygiene Month”. Just...

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Menstrual Hygiene Day – 3 Reasons Why It Matters

© Femme International For 28 days in May, everybody working in the “bloody business” will...