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No More Taboo breaks period stigmas
Bristol not-for-profit No More Taboo, which promotes menstrual understanding around the world, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £7,000. The cause? Breaking the stigma that surrounds the most common monthly visitor – the period.
Depending on their level of support, funders can win anything from a reusable pad or menstrual cup to the chance to name a new period-friendly toilet block in Nepal.
The crowdfunder will run for 28 days, or the average length of a menstrual cycle.
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No More Taboo will use the money raised to provide people with vaginas access to education, safe toilets, clean water and necessary sanitary products. The organisation also sells reusable sanitary products in the UK and uses 100% of its profits to find its charitable work.
The Kickstarter campaign will also raise awareness about the stigma surrounding periods all around the world.
Negative mythology plagues the period-havers in many cultures. In Bolivia, for instance, many believe menstruating women can get cancer from eating onions. In Uganda, some believe that if a menstruating women walks across a field, she will kill the crops.
In the UK, women often don’t talk or think about the wastefulness of disposable pads and tampons.
“Over the next five years, we aim to prevent 743 tonnes of waste going to landfill, save women £16 million, educate more than 9,000 UK school children and nurture three overseas partnerships,” says Chloe Tingle, founder and director of No More Taboo.
She continues: “The word menstruation often sends shivers down people’s spines. We want to change this attitude and make people feel they can talk openly about periods.”
Those interested can also join Chloe Tingle and the rest of No More Taboo at the Art House Cafe in Stokes Croft to celebrate International Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28 from 3 – 5:30pm.
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