Let’s talk periods!
It is a fact of life that sanitary supplies are a necessity that many wahine go without. More than half* of Kiwi women find them too expensive, with a third prioritising buying other items like food and nappies for tamariki over the purchase of these products for themselves.
Worringly almost 30% of teenagers aged below 17 years old have missed school or work because they have their period and don’t have sanitary items. This is gender inequality, pure and simple. Our rangatahi should have no barriers to going to school or work.
Over the past 12 months, Te Piki Oranga in Wairau has had the privilege of accessing support through Pink Packets. Pink Packets is a women-led Marlborough charity providing free sanitary items to women in need throughout the region. Their mission is to end period poverty in Marlborough by collecting donations of sanitary products and putting together packs to be distributed through local agencies.
We are so grateful for the mahi these wahine toa do for our mothers, sisters, daughters, and wider community of women in Marlborough. Ka nui te aroha to you Pink Packets!
If you are in Marlborough and wanting to contribute to the fight against period poverty, please look out for the pink donation bins around local supermarkets and visit the Pink Packets Facebook page for more information on how you can help.
If you know someone who needs help accessing sanitary products in Marlborough, please do not hesitate to contact our Wairau office or contact the ladies at Pink Packets directly on the contact details below.
www.facebook/pinkpacketscharity
email: marlbwomanscentre@gmail.com
phone: Milinda 027 389 7816
