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    Weʼve raised £90 to Fund the Red Box Project North Northumberland, fighting period poverty by supplying sanitary items to local schools & youth groups.

    Alnwick, UK
    Funded on Saturday, 7th March 2020

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    Red Box Project is a grassroots community initiative, which supports all young women in the Period Poverty era, providing them with free sanitary protection throughout their period. There are volunteer led projects effectively running across UK and Wales. However, this is the first project to open in North Northumberland with the aim of expanding across the Amble, Alnwick and Berwick area. We place constantly stocked Red Boxes of sanitary wear in schools for young women to access, aiming to reach those who may not be able to afford these vital items.

    We want to put an end to Period Poverty, so that no young woman is forced to lose out on education because of her period. No more tearful panics in the loo. No wadded up toilet roll. No missed lessons or staying at home. No anxious embarrassment. We believe that all women should be provided with the assurance that their 'time of the month' is perfectly normal and that the comfort that sanitary protection provides is vital.

    The project is a simple but effective scheme to provide girls with free sanitary protection if they cannot afford or are too embarrassed to buy their own. Every school that signs up to the free scheme receives a red box filled with sanitary items donated by the community. The female pupils of that school can access this box at any time and take from it a prepared brown paper bag filled with sanitary items - providing them with the reassurance that they will be protected throughout their menstrual cycle. We work with the community to stock and ensure that no box goes empty!

    I am a local volunteer coordinator and I kindly ask for your help to raise funds to get the project up and running. I first need to invest in red boxes, posters and of course sanitary products. Every single donation gives the young women of Northumberland a safe period without the expense of their education.

    I thank you for your support & donation!

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    • Lisa-Marie Kelly6 years ago
      Lisa-Marie Kelly

      Lisa-Marie Kelly

      6 years ago

      Thank you for all of your kind and generous donations to this project. We are delivering 2 more Red Boxes this week. Expanding this project to reach more young women and girls would not be possible without your kindness. We are now able to fully stock our boxes and expand to reach more schools & youth centres in the area! Thank you very much

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    • Lisa-Marie Kelly6 years ago
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    Page last updated on: 10/18/2018 06.06

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    5

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Oct 7, 2018

      Great project. Hope you get lots of support.

      £50.00

    • Jill Fernback

      Jill Fernback

      Sep 6, 2018

      Great project Good luck

      £10.00

    • Lynne Taylor

      Lynne Taylor

      Aug 30, 2018

      Keep up the good work!!

      £10.00

    • Viv Carbines

      Viv Carbines

      Jul 31, 2018

      £10.00

    • Laura Wilkinson

      Laura Wilkinson

      Jul 29, 2018

      Good Luck with the initiative - a much needed resource

      £10.00

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