Irise International
Empower Period.
The mission is to end period shame in the UK by 2025 and replace it with a positive narrative that empowers girls to feel confident about themselves and their bodies.
Story
Period poverty and shame are preventing women and girls from realising their full potential around the world
- In the UK 1 in 5 girls have been bullied because of their period.
- In Uganda over half of boys will not talk to a girl if they know she is on her period.
Together, we can be the generation to end period shame- empowering girls to feel confident about themselves and their bodies.
We will transform a cycle of shame into a cycle of empowerment that enables women and girls to access the support, products and information they need to feel happy and healthy during their periods.
Join the Movement to;
The stigma surrounding menstruation meant I was too embarrassed to ask to go to the toilet at school, or even to ask my mum for more absorbent pads, meaning I used menstrual materials for longer than was healthy As Ive got older and particularly through my involvement with Irise, I have been able to dismantle this internalised stigma.
Sophie (UK)
You see for me, when I was on menstruation I would not go to school, I was hurting myself when I was on menstruation. I did not want to be with my friends, I would sit alone, but since Irise came and taught us, I feel free. I be with my friends
Lukia (Uganda)