#ComfortWithEveryDrop Sanitary Pad Drive

Every month the uterus lining gets thicker to prepare for a fertilised egg. If the egg doesn’t get fertilised, that lining is released from the body as blood through the vagina. This monthly process is called menstruation or a period. Women have an estimated 450 periods during their lifetime, which is what would be expected in a natural biological process of every girl and woman and for which the survival and propagation of the human species depends on.

Menstruation is a taboo topic in many societies and is shrouded in secrecy and shame. “There’s a long history of menstrual taboos across nearly all cultures, and these continue to manifest in subtle and complex ways, Jane Ussher, professor of Women’s Health Psychology at Western Sydney University, said: ‘Periods [have long] been associated with dirt, and disgust, and shame, and some might say fear.’ However, SRHR Adventures wishes to change that narrative and shatter all taboos surrounding periods, by spreading the message that menstruation matters.

Hence, this project is aimed at making sanitary pad donations to young ladies and women, as well as breaking taboos surrounding menstrual health and hygiene, by engaging the public in meaningful conversations about menstruation.

Targeted areas:

St. Ann’s Orphanage

St. Cuthbert’s Mission

Cervical Cancer patients from Beacon Foundation

Buxton Girl Guide’s Club

Bal Nivas Children’s Shelter at Ankerville

Link to New Paper Article: https://guyanachronicle.com/2018/02/10/the-fight-to-protect-womens-sexual-reproductive-health?fbclid=IwAR21C8gUGmlxn50qTB4JlZEXtesVMl-wn9KQIDAbeOdrBexKrFCKvbE_Xqo