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CouldYou? is a New York based non-profit
dedicated to curating, proving and
scaling solutions to poverty.
CouldYou? is a New York based non-profit
dedicated to curating, proving and
scaling solutions to poverty.
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Multi-Faith Neighbors Network Article: Women’s Healthcare: Creating Accessibility & Dignity
Period poverty is a significant concern worldwide, with many women unable to afford or access menstrual products. This issue not only affects women’s health and hygiene but also their education and economic opportunities. To address this pressing issue, an event was...
CouldYou? Empowers Women and Girls on World Menstrual Health Day Through Support from Victoria’s Secret & Co. Foundation
We are excited to make a impact in the lives of women and girls with the support of Victoria’s Secret & Co. Period poverty is a global issue and local issue , affecting 500 million menstruators”— Christine Garde Denning
CouldYou? & Friends Celebrate The Movement for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld – International Menstrual Hygiene Day – 28 May
In the past 10 years, the movement has grown tremendously. Today, more and more of us are also working towards a #PeriodFriendlyWorld beyond 28 May.
The British Journal of Healthcare and Medical Research publishes “Innovations in Addressing Menstrual Poverty in Africa: The Menstrual Cup Intervention for Girls in Rural Ghana”
Background: Period poverty does not receive the needed attention and poses a major threat to the development of women and girls especially in developing countries. The well-known problem of accessibility and affordability of menstrual products likely suggests that women and girls go through a lot in going about their normal duties whenever they menstruate. They either half-heartedly attend to daily routines and other relevant activities or forgo them entirely because of the physical discomfort, psychological distress and feelings of low self-esteem (Mason et al., 2019) due to stigmatization and difficult access to menstrual absorbents. In 2021, a study funded by Plan International in the Wa East district of Ghana found 83% of rural girls who had no access to menstrual products and transacted sex for pads due to the problem of accessibility and affordability. CouldYou?, a US based non-profit responded to this developmental challenge as the organizations role in addressing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1,3,4, 5, and 17. CouldYou? collaborated with Ghana Girl Guides Association, and Plan International supported non-profits – Necessary Aid Alliance and Upper West Youth Parliament. The menstrual cup intervention reached 2,000 girls in the Wa East District. With this backdrop, this current study offers more insights into how the menstrual cup has become an innovative solution to fighting period poverty in rural Ghana.
O fim da Pobreza Menstrual: E se? (a Portuguese translation by Fernanda Gonçalves of “The End of Period Poverty: What If”)
The below is a Portuguese translation of the original article written by Whynde Keuhn, published on Grit Daily. O fim da Pobreza Menstrual: E se? A mudança começa com E se? Escrito originalmente em inglês por Whynde Kuehn, Líder de Pensamento Global em Execução de...
CouldYou? Cups for Ukrainian refugees
CouldYou? sent 6,000 menstrual cups to distribute to Ukrainian refugees in Poland to distribute to local health centers and front lines in Ukraine through a partnership with Ukraine American House. Often neglected as part of humanitarian need packages, period products...
CouldYou? partners with Blue Shield of California
CouldYou? partnered with Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan to distribute 1,000 CouldYou? Cups to communities in need in San Diego County. The CouldYou? Cups went directly to the most vulnerable communities, including rural communities across the county. It...
CouldYou? marks Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021
CouldYou? celebrated Menstrual Equity Day 2021 with World Artists United, Feedia and a bevy of exciting special guest artists and stakeholders. The event was one big step closer to ending period poverty by 2040.
CouldYou? is Changing the World: Non-Profit Program Empowers Women Across the Globe
For over a decade, CouldYou? has driven innovation in the non-profit sector offering transformational programming providing menstrual health education and the CouldYou? menstrual cup in The United States, Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Cape Verde, Mozambique, and...
CouldYou? celebrates Menstrual Hygiene Day 2020
A global pandemic makes us only more aware of how important it is to save resources. It is only too clear that where there is food insecurity, there is period poverty. This day reminds us of the need to empower women and girls, the importance of ending the stigma...
OUR MEDIA
Multi-Faith Neighbors Network Article: Women’s Healthcare: Creating Accessibility & Dignity
Period poverty is a significant concern worldwide, with many women unable to afford or access menstrual products. This issue not only affects women’s health and hygiene but also their education and economic opportunities. To address this pressing issue, an event was...
CouldYou? Empowers Women and Girls on World Menstrual Health Day Through Support from Victoria’s Secret & Co. Foundation
We are excited to make a impact in the lives of women and girls with the support of Victoria’s Secret & Co. Period poverty is a global issue and local issue , affecting 500 million menstruators”— Christine Garde Denning
GritDaily covers the global problem of period poverty
It is 2022 and we still have trouble talking about menstruation. Period poverty is a reality and as this article points out, it is time we start talking about and doing something about it. We can end period poverty by 2040 if we bring the menstrual cup into the...
Yagazie Foundation, Consulate General of Brazil in Lagos Host Menstrual Hygiene and Health Education for Girls
Yagazie Foundation successfully hosted the Menstrual Hygiene program for girls from Kosec School based in Isolo, Lagos at Consulate General of Brazil in Lagos Nigeria yesterday, 26th Day of February 2022. The Consulate General of the Brazilian Consulate in Lagos, Amb....
CouldYou? Teams Up With Other NGOs to Distribute Menstrual Cups in Ghana
CouldYou?, an international non-governmental organisation dedicated to curating, proving and scaling sustainable solutions to period poverty and malaria, has collaborated with The Magajiya, a girls and women empowerment NGO, to donate 100 menstrual cups to girls in...
Ugandan Girls Get Menstrual Cups “As COVID-19 Cuts Income and Families Can’t Afford Sanitary Pads”
By Gloria Laker. A and Aggrey Ojok, edited by Judith Atim As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to threaten the livelihoods of families, meeting the menstrual hygiene needs of most girls have been relegated to the back-burner as households are confronted with the task of...
CouldYou? Appears on Live with Lorna
CouldYou?’s founder Christine Garde-Denning and actress, tv-host, humanitarian and CouldYou?-ambassador Joselyn Dumas were guests on “Live with Lorna!” on March 25th, 2021 to talk about our CouldYou? Cup initiative. Watch the full interview here....
CouldYou?’s Whynde Keuhn on the End of Period Poverty in Grit Daily
THE END OF PERIOD POVERTY: WHAT IF? BY WHYNDE KUEHN ON APRIL 3, 2021 CHANGE STARTS WITH WHAT IF? NASA reported that the Perseverance rover landed on Mars. Cross-border radical collaboration created a vaccine for COVID-19 in less than one year. And those are just...
Christine Garde-Denning talks CouldYou? on KUSI Good Morning San Diego
On Monday February 25th, 2019 Christine Garde-Denning made an appearance on Good Morning San Diego to talk about CouldYou?, the work we do and our upcoming fundraiser and cocktail party. Watch the full interview below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lYQcLO3NV8