There is no disputing the fact that having a menstrual cycle is expensive, as out of the 800,000 people who menstruate daily, one in four girls or women are unable to afford sanitary products. While ...

Research published in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management has looked at how used diapers (baby nappies or adult napkins) and sanitary wear might be efficiently composted ...

Reusable sanitary wear is allowing schoolgirls in semi-urban and rural areas of SA to attend classes regularly. An Ipsos survey found that Project Dignity - a non-profit concern disseminating reusable ...

As a freelancer living in London I worry about two major issues: how to pay my rent and how much plastic I use. I often jam purchases in coat pockets or carry them home precariously because I’d rather ...

MAKONDE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When her monthly period comes, 17-year-old Maria Chaodza dismantles a home-made pillowcase and picks out pieces of its worn stuffing - an old, cloth ...

Amagcino Primary School pupils with the Project Dignity team. Pupils at an Umgababa school were delighted to receive washable and reusable sanitary packs from Project Dignity, a non-profit ...

WOMEN are pushing for the approval of a locally developed re-usable sanitary pad to improve the sexual reproductive health of females in disadvantaged areas. The campaign is being led by the Ministry ...

Cape Town - Girls in rural Zimbabwe are forced to use cow dung for sanitary wear as inflation hits feminine hygiene products. Local media in Zimbabwe are reporting that young girls in rural areas are ...