United Way BC aims to fill the bus with period products at Saanich mall

United Way BC aims to fill the bus with period products at Saanich mall

Saturday event among those provincewide targeting 550,000 items

Anurag Chauhan made Global Ambassador for Menstrual Hygiene Day by WASH United

By Our Saff Reporter Dehradun, 22 May: Menstrual Hygiene Day, observed annually on 28 May, is a global campaign led by WASH United, dedicated to raising awareness and catalysing action around menstrual health and hygiene. Supported by over 1,150 partner organisations worldwide, the campaign seeks to break down the stigma and silence surrounding menstruation and advocates for menstrual health as a human rights issue. In recognition of his groundb…

Campaign to combat period poverty returns to Tillicum Centre

Though buses are a common sight at Tillicum Centre in Saanich, this weekend there will be one parked as part of a campaign to help fight period poverty. United Way BC’s annual “Fill the Bus” campaign is returning to the shopping centre, with agencies last year anticipating a need of 167,063 products to combat local period poverty this year. The bus will be at the shopping centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 24 and volunteers will be on hand to …