Menstrual Cup Coalition

We distribute menstrual cups, educate on menstrual health + monitor global programmes and research initiatives. Supported by @MannionDaniels.

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

For millions globally, access to menstrual products + education is a challenge.🌍At the MCC we distribute #menstrualcups + educate on #menstrualhealth to provide individuals with the freedom they deserve during #menstruation. Learn more about us: https://t.co/pQDBhMHASH

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

This #MHDay2024, we're highlighting the impact of #menstrualcups in Kakamega, Kenya. 🙌

Projects like this are vital for promoting #menstrualhealth and creating a #periodfriendlyworld. 🌍

🩸Watch https://t.co/ldnNMxWjoU

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

We are in #Kakamega this week to visit our #menstrualcup project! So far we have distributed 750 cups to women + girls in the community + provided training and reproductive health education. ♀️ Find out more: https://t.co/x7a2EFOxb3 #periods #menstrualhealth

[LSTM @LSTMnews]

Menstrual cups may result in fewer infections and improve vaginal health, a new trial led by @LSTMnews shows.

Read more ⬇️

https://t.co/4pbHX56wZj

@KEMRI_Kenya @uicpublichealth @MenstrualCupC_

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

📢 Using #menstrualcups boosts vaginal health + empowers women! 📢 New research led by @LSTMnews have found a 24% reduction in bacterial vaginosis for girls given cups. Learn more about the power of cups: https://t.co/4YK5CQ9Vtt @KEMRI_Kenya @uicpublichealth #menstrualhealth

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

Menstrual products should be accessible + affordable. This article highlights the cost women + girls in Africa face every month due to their #periods ➡ https://t.co/QKIXrDIacQ. It's time to talk about the power of #menstrualcups + how they can save up to £5,000 in a lifetime ♀️

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

Fantastic new research showing the benefits of menstrual cups. 🩸 By using #menstrualcups, girls in Kenya were less likely to acquire vaginal infections and more likely to have healthy vaginal microbiome. #menstrualhealth #periodstigma

[UIC School of Public Health @uicpublichealth]

New #globalhealth research from SPH's Supriya Mehta finds providing girls in low and middle-income nations like Kenya with menstrual cups can prevent infections and improve vaginal health. https://t.co/vle0mPkzrj

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

Fantastic to see Kenyan politician + friend of the MCC @gloria_orwoba speaking out on @BBCNews. 📢 No one should feel ashamed to be on their period.🩸 We need to ensure that those who menstruate have access to products + education so they have the freedom to live their lives.

[BBC World Service @bbcworldservice]

Three people have been arrested after employees at a Kenyan cheese factory were allegedly forced to undress to check who was on their period.

@gloria_orwoba tells us about the incident and shares her own experience of period shaming https://t.co/hnp0KYY2Be

[UN Women @UN_Women]

We need:
🩸Affordable & tax-free, sustainable sanitary products.
🩸Access to menstrual hygiene management and sanitation.
🩸Policies to create period-friendly workplaces
🩸Education to help break the stigma around periods

RT if you agree!

#MenstrualHygieneDay

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

💪 The @WorldBank recognizes the importance of Menstrual Health & Hygiene (#MHH) in empowering women & girls.

Together, we can create a world where everyone can manage their periods with dignity, health & safety.
https://t.co/qCW8kuTEEF

#MHDay2023 #WeAreCommitted

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

Over 300 million individuals menstruate every day + the majority use rags or single-use disposable products to manage their periods. #WeAreCommitted to distributing #menstrualcups and training to improve bodily autonomy, increase gender equality + reduce plastic. #MHDay2023

[African Coalition For MH @AfriCoMH]

📢 Join us for the two-day Symposium on Menstrual Health 🌍✨ Track progress, explore menstrual justice, and engage with leaders, innovators, and changemakers.

🗓️ Save the Date: 24 - 25 May 2023
🌐 Online Platform: https://t.co/nqLrthpShe

#MenstrualHealth #MenstrualJustice

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

Menstrual cups need to be part of the conversation📣 Cups provide financial freedom, bodily autonomy + are environmentally friendly. Distributing menstrual cups + training to individuals during their first year of menstruation has proven success in uptake + improving lives. ♀🌍

[The Guardian @guardian]

Ninety years since the first Tampax, why aren’t there better menstrual products? https://t.co/cO6eGLCfkq

[The Pad Project @ThePadProject1]

Federally regulated workplaces to begin providing employees with menstrual products https://t.co/KD5bNpPDqn 💜💜

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

Along with social, environmental + financial benefits, #menstrualcups are key to achieving gender equality. ♀️ Jocelyn, a menstrual cup trainer in Kakamega, #Kenya tells us how menstrual cups have improved her quality of life⬇️For more on our impact visit https://t.co/TX5o6fXljh.

[Bloody Good Period @bloodygood__]

So...why is it so bloody important to educate *everyone* - including cis men - on periods?

We spoke to @StylistMagazine about the importance of thorough menstrual education, period poverty awareness & why work *has* to be done on a Governmental level: https://t.co/e8lELV1qU7

[UN Women @UN_Women]

🩸 I bleed
🩸 You bleed
🩸 She bleeds
🩸 We bleed
🩸 They bleed
🩸 You bleed

When something is this common, we need to be able to talk about it!

It is time to break the stigma around periods.

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

Did you know that a #menstrualcup has less than 1.5% of the environmental impact than a single-use tampon or pad? 🌍They can be reused for up to 10 years + are a simple solution to #plasticpollution! ♻️

Learn more about menstrual cups + our work: https://t.co/pQDBhMHASH

[Menstrual Cup Coalition @MenstrualCupC_]

Along with social, environmental + financial benefits, distributing #menstrualcups is key to achieving gender equality. ♀️ We provide menstrual cups + training in Kakamega, #Kenya, improving the quality of life for individuals in the community➡️: https://t.co/x7a2EFOxb3