Could you be a Menstruation, Empowerment and Sustainability (Mensy) Ambassador for your organisation? We are looking for 30 youth leaders and people who work with young people to take part in our training as part of an exciting new project funded by Erasmus +.
Category Archives: Environmenstrual
Thank you to Ana Santi and the BBC for shining a much needed spotlight on period products in this recent article Pads, pants or cups: Which period product is the most climate-friendly?
We asked our Health Advisor, Helen Lynn to do a deep dive into the issues raised in the article.
HOW CAN WE CREATE SAFE, HEALTHY MENSTRUATION FOR ALL?
Three Perspectives.
The period educator. The health expert. The innovator.
As part of the Reduce, Reuse your Cycle project with North London Waste Authority (NLWA), Wen is looking for 30 volunteers based in North London to run Reusable Period Product Workshops in their communities.
Read about the findings from a research project about menstrual education and the ways it needs to be improved.
Find out about our new Erasmus funded project called “Menstruation: Empowerment and Sustainability”(MENSY).
Wen has partnered up with North London Waste Authority (NLWA) to deliver a behaviour change project to increase the purchase and use of reusable period products by north Londoners.
Recent tests on a range of period pants found unnecessary high levels of silver which could have unknown health implications for wearers and damage the environment.
Read this new guide offering inspiration and direction to any brands looking to produce or add period apparel to their collection.
Drawing on research this blog explores why girls and young people who menstruate are reticent to use reusables and what we can do to encourage them to try them.