by Eco Femme | Sep 27, 2016 | Blog, Education, Home.
Stephanie’s Story Today I am on the first day of my period and as I begin to write this article. Here I am sitting in front of the computer on Day 1 of my menstrual cycle, I am tired and don’t feel like concentrating. I am feeling good overall but I’d just like...
by Eco Femme | Sep 26, 2016 | Blog, Making the switch
Former Eco Femme team member, Melanie, shares her story with us. Merci Melanie! 🙂 It’s been a while now that I promised my colleague Laura I’d sit down and tell my story on switching to sustainable menstrual products…Today is the day! I’m now...
by Eco Femme | May 5, 2016 | Blog, Education
Here is a report on our Pad for Pad progress from 2015-16. Target for the year 2015-16: Our plan was to reach out to 4000 girls – half through sessions we directly implement with girls in our bio-region and half via implementation partners spread across the...
by Eco Femme | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Education
We caught up Jane, one of our ambassadors from Woman’s Wheel, about what makes a ‘menstrual pilgrim’ go to a country she knows no-one on a Magical Menstrual Tour’… When did you first come up with the idea of the tour? Hahaha no surprises here, it came to me...
by Eco Femme | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, Education
Language is not neutral; even when we want introduce menstruation to our daughters, younger female relatives or even sons, the scripts and resources commonly available tend to cast menstruation in a negative light—or make it purely biological. Here are some creative...