Aunt Flow's Helpers - Supporting Girls in Period Poverty

Period Poverty is an issue in New Zealand which many women struggle with, when they shouldn't have to. In case you are unaware about what this term entails, currently there are many young girls and women who are unable to afford sanitary products. This means finding an alternative, such as newspaper or toilet paper and for some of girls in school, having to take one week off every month.

When you are in high school, it is hard enough getting use to the way your body is changing and learning how to manage your period without having to worry about if you will have enough products (if any) or the pressure you may be putting on your cash strapped family for money for these personal items.

This is why our goal is to supply as many sanitary items as possible to young women in NZ secondary schools. If you would like to help us support these wonderful women, then please donate! We will be collecting until the 15th of September – all donations will go towards sanitary items.

Sanitary items collected will be going towards SPINZS (Sanitary Products in New Zealand Schools). They are a wonderful organisation who send donated products out to secondary schools around NZ. I have chosen this organisation because the girls they support have no disposable income, and no control over the way money in the house is budgeted. This results in these girls having less control over this very personal situation with parents and families who are not in a financial position to improve this embarrassing time every month either - which is stressful for all parties concerned.

Here is our Facebook page if you wanted to check us out - facebook.com/auntflowshelpers