Low-income women may find the expenses on disposable menstrual products each month a financial burden. To save money, they may defer the replacement of used disposable pad/tampon. This may lead to health problems.

The venture proposes to provide high-quality, durable and reusable menstrual products, including cloth pads and menstrual cups, for low-income women to relieve their financial burden. A buy-one-give-one business model will be adopted. Revenue generated from selling cloth pads and menstrual cups will subsidise free reusable menstrual products for low-income women. Education workshops will be held for low-income women when they receive the menstrual products in order to raise their awareness of proper menstrual hygiene and promote the usage of reusable menstrual products.

Name of Organisation

(Not applicable)

Approved Funding Amount

HK$100,000

Funding Period (Status)

9 months (Ended)

Impact/Outcomes

• Recruited and trained 7 low-income women as cloth pad makers
• Offered reusable menstrual products to 59 low-income women and conducted educational workshops to relieve their financial burden and raise their awareness of menstrual hygiene

Website 

freeperiods.hk