Is there a charity to donate to for women and girls sanitary products not 'people who menstruate.'

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As my title says I am looking to find a charity to either financially donate to or provide period products to. I grew up in a culture that viewed periods as shameful and was too embarrassed/often scared to ask for pads and we weren't allowed to use tampons . Unfortunately I ended up having to steal from shops to despite shame and guilt for doing so. I would like to be able to donate to a U.K only charity if possible. I've been looking online but can only find charities who are confirming to this ridiculous trans ideology and I just don't want to help fund any of this.

If anyone knows a charity suitable I'd be so grateful to know.

The very first google link that comes up when I google “donate female sanitary products”

and no mention of anyone other than girls and women
so 😐 what research you did?!

www.actionaid.org.uk/changelives/rg/share-a-better-period?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwtWgBhDhARIsAEMcxeBIRzPswvKEndevh4KkNuPoKVFmRwsNeanDcjOPpL_DTevHiLhVTyIaAnCDEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

In fact that does say women, girls and people who menstruate!🙄

Oh good grief it does 🙄

What's the issue here OP?

I don't think its a problem if it says 'women girls and...' as TM do menstruate and they haven't dropped the women and girls bit.

But do you specifically want to donate to an organisation which only mentions women and girls?

"Women, girls and people who menstruate" reads so oddly, anyone unaware of the trans debate will be wondering what ActionAid are on about. They haven't referenced transmen anywhere else, only on the menstruation pages. They should just put a note on one of the main pages to say 'women' and 'girls' refer to sex throughout the site.

I was going to suggest Freedom For Girls but I haven't checked their wording for while..

Even 'women, girls and transmen' would sound better.

www.freedom4girls.co.uk/about-us/ does say
"We envisage a world in which no girl or woman suffers from period poverty or stigma associated with their periods.

No girl should miss school because she is on her period.

No woman should be forced to miss work because she is on her period."

But yep there's men, girls and PWM on their Twitter strapline.

twitter.com/freedom_4_girls?lang=en-GB

Having recently travelled to Nepal, I've been looking at this. I've a couple of suggestions but I can't guarantee that they haven't capitulated (I wasn't able to find anything but you might):

https://chuffed.org/project/bright-futures-of-bardia-ending-period-poverty-in-nepal

https://www.gwt.org.uk/news/menstruation/ Gurkha Welfare Trust. This one talks about gender but in the old fashioned sense, like gender pay gap type gender. Empowering women and girls in a multitude of ways. They reference:

https://wonderworksasia.org/project-dignity/ Provides a dignified living for exploited women by paying a fair trade wage for the making of washable sanitary pads which are then distributed free to school girls in remote regions. The aim is to ensure they go to school during their monthly periods, thereby decreasing the drop out rate and minimizing the risk of trafficking and early marriage

I did not read your OP properly but my post may help others who want to donate outside of the UK.

This organisation looks promising: bintiperiod.org/mission-vision.

Oh sorry, I’ve just remembered you want UK-only. I’ll keep looking.

Would you feel it’s enough to put packets of ST products into the Food Bank box at your local supermarket? I vaguely remember someone on telly asking for this.
Also what about Ukraine and Turkey earthquake charities? However I appreciate they are abroad.

Assuming you didn't read through it properly?

@BluebellBlueballs I don't want to donate or help fund any charity that perpetrates the trans ideology.

You are very kind- thank you.

Thank you so much. I will have a look.

That option would be rejected as it’s not inclusive of ‘AFAB nonbinary people’.

Also, lots of transmen have said they don’t want to be listed with women & girls as it’s Dysphoria inducing and ‘others’ them from the group they want to be included in, men.

🤷‍♀️

Foodbanks I think

What about very local to you? Our secondary school has a food, hygiene and feminine products bank. It's open to all students, staff and those that live in the local community. I've never seen anything other than girls/females/women used. What's also good is its not means tested so girls can go if their family aren't providing for them (which is apparently quite common). I'd definitely look local to you maybe a religious group or local food bank do this.

I donate to our local community food bank, they have a hygiene and baby bank for any kind of toiletries.
I’ve stopped supporting any national charities and only give my money to locally run groups these days.

I think I’ve found one: www.periodpower.co.uk.

Period power looks great. I love small charities like that. So many amazing people working tirelessly for others. It briefly gives you faith in humankind.

twitter.com/PeriodPower2/status/1582294755882708992?cxt=HHwWgMDR5c6suPUrAAAA

Women, girls and others

it's pretty much inescapable, isn't it?