Hundreds of local women will have the opportunity to put an end to period poverty thanks to a generous lottery grant of £10,000 secured by Plymouth Soroptimists to purchase period pants.
The pants are reusable and therefore environmentally friendly and the aim is to encourage, support and normalise the use of reusable period products in place of unsustainable single-use pads and tampons. The Plymouth Soroptimist club will be working with other local women’s groups to distribute the pants, in particular with Sunflower Women’s Centre and Trevi.
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The lottery cheque was presented to Plymouth Soroptimists by Johnny Mercer MP who has a long standing association with Trevi.
Soroptimist Ann Keelan spearheaded the successful lottery grant application.
She said:
“We’re absolutely delighted that we’re going to be able to help so many women who struggle to pay for period products, while at the same time encouraging a sustainable long term solution to end the use of disposable pads and tampons. We are extremely grateful to national lottery players who have made this initiative possible.”
Period Poverty was just one of many projects that Soroptimists locally and internationally are involved in to improve the lives of women and girls.
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For more information on period poverty visit www.periodpoverty.uk
