our commitment
Period poverty is a global challenge. Conversations on women’s periods are often a taboo topic in most cultures while certain systems make resources inaccessible for women, leaving the struggles often left unaddressed.
According to UNESCO, 130 million girls between the ages of 6 and 17 are out of school. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, an estimated 10 percent of school-aged girls in Africa skip school during her period or drop out due to lack of adequate facilities. At least 500 million women and girls lack access to adequate facilities and products to manage their menstrual hygiene.
Limited access to menstrual products can greatly decrease quality of life and welfare for entire villages, towns, and cities. Our initiatives are committed to creating a sustainable solution to issues of menstrual health supply and education.
As we bring on global partners and members, we plan to continue to expand far beyond our current goals in Guinea to effect global change while recognizing that sustainable growth happens gradually.
WRI applauds all the nonprofit organizations and activists who are striving to find solutions to these issue and welcome opportunities to work together.
Menstrual hygiene inequity is not an issue for competition; instead, it is a topic for collaboration.
The Women’s Relief Initiative aims to focus on our part and be a contributor towards the goal of advancing women’s empowerment and advancement within our communities.