Current Initiatives
Addressing Period Poverty in Cowichan
Testing approaches to meeting the needs of vulnerable women in the Cowichan region
Period poverty is a community issue. Increasing access to menstrual products for people with limited resources will make Cowichan a healthier place where the needs of its citizens are recognized and addressed. This proposal is constructed on a community-based action research model, with the purpose to explore stigma around menstruation and ways in which products can be more readily made available in the community through working collaboratively with local partners.
The Cowichan Women’s Health Collective invites you to participate in a survey about period poverty. Period poverty is when you don’t have access to menstrual products when you need them. Please complete our survey so that we better understand the extent of period poverty in our community. Click on the link below.
Survey will be open until late June 2023. Chance to win a $100 gift card to Shoppers for participating.