Period - Please, let's help!

[annhar79]

Hi All,

Today, I heard about a 13yr old girl who ended up in hospital because she used socks for her period - she couldn't afford sanitary products. This is not acceptable in the UK, but it's happening and it's happening in 2017.

Please can you sign this petition to eradicate period poverty from schools. Sanitary provision is NOT a luxury, and periods are not a choice.

It's just totally, totally wrong!!!

This petition to provide free sanitary products to girls from low income families was started by a 17yr old girl.

www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-free-sanitary-products-for-girls-on-free-school-meals-freeperiods

We should support her will to help other schoolgirls! It only takes 15 seconds to sign, I know because I just did it. Please share so we can change this appalling situation.

I can't figure out how to sign?

Oh, let me check...

www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-free-sanitary-products-for-girls-on-free-school-meals-freeperiods

trying again. does this work?

@myoriginal3, did you manage to sign?

Your link works perfectly!

Good, I thought I was going mad : )

Signed. I'm behind this wholeheartedly. I knew several girls at school (and even at uni) who were in 'period poverty'. Protection should be heavily subsidised by the government for everyone anyway. It should be freely available in all public loos just like loo roll and paper towels.

Absolutely. I was reading about this today and I have to say, I actually felt sick.

@MichaelJacksonGlove - did your friends get any help?

I can't believe that nothing has been done for these girls yet.

Signed, and tweeted too.

Signed and tweeted.

I'm wondering if it's worth getting in touch with the charity to see if we can send donations of sanpro or money to buy some.

Excellent. I will look into this for sure. Great suggestion.

Signed and shared.

Fantastic! Thanks so much!

Signed and shared.

I am wondering if there is a way to donate sanpro somehow too.

I'm looking into it SailAwayWithMeHoney (great name btw!).
At the moment, I'm thinking food banks might be the best bet, but I'll come back to you once I've found out.
Thanks for signing and sharing!

Signed.

I'm a teacher in an inner-city comp. our area is particularly poor. I keep a box of sanitary products in my room and many girls come to me if caught short. I tell them all to quietly spread the word and I always ask them whether they've taken enough.

I've yet to be approached by a pupil who desperately needs a full supply, but I'd never turn her away even if it meant funding it myself.

I'm going to ask my school to set up an unlimited supply. Given the demographic, it's a guarantee that we have a child who has to go without.

Signed. Thanks for sharing. It's shameful isn't it.

I worked in a secondary school and we were regularly given towels by the school nurse.
You would think the big companies would donate for some good publicity

Signed. It's so sad that this is happening.

There is a charity that I've supported in the past called AfriPad that addresses a similar issue in Africa. Perhaps there is some way to bring them and suitable UK charities together to help solve the problem?

You would think the big companies would donate for some good publicity

I'm going to write to some to ask them to make a donation to my school. It's a start, albeit a tiny one

Welsh, i always have loads of regular sized tampons I'd be happy to post if they are any use. I get a load delivered each month, use the extra large ones but never need the smaller ones as I'm like a tap (tmi!!)

This is a very worthy petition started by a teenage girl.

Signed and shared with all friends, family and colleagues.

Let's get more signatures to get this dreadful situation changed.

Signed
Feel very sad that I had to so

Also really like your suggestion of calling up the big companies.
I'm going to send them this petition and ask them to donate! Good thinking!

Signed.