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Ending Period Poverty Sustainably

Period poverty is a worldwide health crisis that affects mental health, reproductive health, self-esteem and confidence. Reusable pads not only reduce waste to landfills but also ensure that individuals have consistent access to period products for years at a time, eliminating period poverty sustainably.

We’ll teach you how to sew your own reusable pads. We’ve got pop-up Beginner only sewing classes at numerous locations in and around the Greater Toronto area. With small class sizes (5-7 participants) and an experienced instructor, everyone is given sufficient practice.

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Disposable period products can take between 500 – 800 years to decompose. Distributing reusable pads promotes sustainable living and diverts hundreds of thousands of menstrual product waste from landfills.

Disposable period products can take between 500 – 800 years to decompose. Distributing reusable pads promotes sustainable living and diverts hundreds of thousands of menstrual product waste from landfills.

Environment Impact

Over the year we have mentored individuals and organizations in different countries to start similar projects in Italy, Mexico, Trinidad, Uganda, & Malawi. Many lessons were learnt such as universally accepted patterns and fabric alternatives, that would be key for anyone starting an initiative like this one.

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