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Teen Launches Nationwide Campaign to Combat Period Poverty
- A teen from Glasgow launches a nationwide campaign on June 2 to combat period poverty in New Zealand schools.
- This campaign arises due to around 100,000 girls in New Zealand experiencing period poverty, causing some to miss school or sports.
- The initiative includes workshops in 15 schools, with three in Hawke's Bay, aiming to provide free reusable period products and reduce stigma.
- Campaign leaders set a goal to reduce period poverty by 5% by 2025 and expect to save students over $500,000 collectively.
- The campaign's outcome could improve access to menstrual health education and products, promoting dignity and wellbeing among menstruating girls.
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Activists and specialists promote the right to decent menstruation in the more than 216 thousand schools of sica and upper secondary education.
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