Dignity

Delivering period equity by providing free period products to all people without access through our two impact initiatives.

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Today we met with the Prime Minister and Minister for Women on the roll-out of period products in schools.
With the impact Dignity has created in 3 1/2 years we reiterated the importance of choice, easy access and making sure to empower not stigmatise those needing products 🥰

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Welcome Amy!

Our new Operations and Account Manager Amy (she/her) joined our Dignity team in June.

Amy is passionate about normalising menstrual cycles, making people feel supported around their period, and celebrating the uniqueness of everyone's experience.

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Team lunch last week!

🎉 GM Anika is leaving for a new exciting adventure!

🎉 Impact Specialist Sophie is an Impact Awards finalist for the Enterprise category!

🎉 Co-Founder Miranda is moving overseas!

🎉 Operations and Account Manager Amy just started a month ago!

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Our wonderful General Manager Anika is leaving us!

Anika has been a wonderful key player at Dignity in the past three years, running the day-to-day operations and leading Dignity’s growth and impact across Aotearoa.

Thank you Anika, and all the best for your future endeavors!

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It’s Te Wiki Hauora Tāne!

Some of our Impact Partners have decided that period care products should go in every bathroom – including the men’s one.

We are proud of partnering with businesses who acknowledge that not everyone who has a period identifies with being a woman.

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Our first quarterly Impact Report of 2022 is out!
It highlights the latest impact Dignity has been having on our partners, schools and communities, with a focus on sustainability.
If you want to read the report, emails us at [email protected]
Thank you for your support so far!

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Happy World Menstrual Hygiene Day!
Dignity’s mission is to provide free period products for anyone without access, removing the stigma and shame around menstruation. We support over 203 youth and community groups across New Zealand, reaching over 46,000 people.
@MHDay28May

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Some more behind the scenes from our busy warehouse!
Operation Manager Sophie has been elbow-deep in orders - look how many we’ve got! General Manager Anika popped over to help.
Thank you to our amazing partners for helping us deliver period equity!

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Here's a lovely photo of some employees from one of our amazing Impact Partners, Summerset Village in Palmerston North!
Everyone deserves access to period products. Thank you for partnering with us and help us deliver period equity 🙏🏼✨

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Periods can be unpredictable, and it’s never fun to be caught out. Our Impact Partners know 🤩

Having Dignity at your workplace means you’re covered, and you won’t have to worry about surprise periods again!

Thank you to all our Impact Partners for making this possible!

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A truly inspiring listen! Simon Pound talks to to founder and CEO of AWWA Michele Wilson about her path to business and how AWWA came to be, as well as Michele’s own journey of connection to herself, her roots, and the earth.

https://t.co/swSiDfeBLC

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Have you heard about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?
At Dignity, we align our work to SDGs 4, 5, 10 and 15 to eradicate period poverty in New Zealand and then into the Pacific Islands:

🌸 QUALITY EDUCATION
🌸 GENDER EQUALITY
🌸 REDUCED INEQUALITIES
🌸 LIFE ON LAND

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Period poverty is still a reality in NZ. Menstruators are staying home from work and school out of shame and discomfort, losing days of earnings and education.

72% of NZ schools believe that having free period products available would help their students stay in school. Yay!

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AWWA period care is Dignity’s other beloved partner.

Indigenous owned and female founded, AWWA truly is amazing. Their undies are made of natural, organic and recycled fibres, and one single pair of period underwear can absorb up to five regular pads or tampons worth of blood 🤯

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We are thrilled to welcome Silver Fern Farms as Dignity’s latest Impact Partner!

Silver Fern Farms will be trialling with Dignity for three months. It’s great to know that they will be supporting local communities in ​​Hawera, Invercargill, Timaru, Rotorua and Takapau.

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ANZ is one of our biggest Impact Partners.
Since we started working with them in 2017, 2,800 ANZ employees have been impacted, and 82% of them have reported that having Dignity at work made them feel more personally supported.
Thank you ANZ for helping us deliver period equity!

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Dignity’s mission is to end period shame and deliver period products to those without access. We couldn’t be more proud to help menstruators feel more confident and dismantle stigma around periods!

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Have you seen our canisters yet? Every time we partner with a new business, we send them one of these beautiful canisters to store their period products in.
They are made of ceramic and they are tidy and contained, which makes them a great solution to store your period products.

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This month’s Voice of Dignity is Dr Jo Cribb 🔥

Jo is co-founder of Mind the Gap and her work focuses on diversity and inclusion.

Jo believes in the importance of normalising periods and menopause, sharing our experiences and celebrating our bodies.

https://t.co/Ldm222V9Ll

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Since Dignity was founded in 2016, more than 44,718 people have been given access to period products, and 203 schools, youth and community groups have been supported. Yay!
Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout this journey 💖

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This is what one of our Gift Partners said about the impact Dignity has had on their community 🥰
It’s exciting to know that our partners are able to provide period products to those without access.
Thank you to everyone who is helping us deliver period equity and period shame 💕