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.
500 million women experience period poverty each month.
CouldYou? provides a scalable and sustainable solution to period poverty by providing menstruators with health education and the 100% medical-grade silicone CouldYou? menstrual cup. The CouldYou? Cup can be worn safely for 12 hours, and one cup can be used for over 10 years empowering girls to stay in school and for menstruators everywhere to never need to choose between buying food or buying menstrual products.
CouldYou?’s distribution of MAX Repellent has proven over 99% effective in preventing bites that lead to malaria, West Nile virus, dengue fever, zika virus and lyme disease. Combined with rural education and the #stopthebite awareness campaign, CouldYou? provides a sustainable and effective approach to eradicating malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases in addition to providing employment opportunities for communities.
15 years!
CouldYou? is a New York-based 501(c)3 non profit. All donations to CouldYou? are tax deductible to the extent permissible by law. At least 90% (and growing) of your generous donations go directly towards CouldYou?’s End Malaria initiative. 100% of your donations go directly towards supplying a CouldYou? Cup to a menstruator on our waiting list.
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.
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....
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