How can you engage?
Period poverty is a real and complex issue. However, even a small contribution takes a village to realize. We’re very excited to grow the consortium beyond our current set of groups (see more here) and to learn from all of you! Please see below the various channels in which you can engage.
Agricultural Research
If you have expertise or connections to specific plants or geographic locations and can provide either access to raw plants or extensive knowledge on certain plants that may be of interest, we’d love to meet with you and engage on this front!
farmer
agriculturalist
botanist
Material Research
If you have expertise in material science (specially plant-based materials) - working with agave, bamboo, banana pseudostem, water hyacinth, or others, we’d love to meet with you and engage on this front!
materials-based lab (plant-based)
plant research lab
environmental lab (composting knowledge)
Building Capacity
If you are an enthusiastic entrepreneur, tool builder, have experience in building small-scale manufacturing, or have strong connections with local communities experiencing period poverty, we’d love to meet you and engage you on this front!
social-business entrepreneur
community leader within an area experiencing period poverty
small-scale manufacturer
tool builder
Education & Awareness
If you’re a teacher, student-group leader, or a community leader who is interested in bringing plant-based material science in the context of menstrual hygiene, we’d love to meet you and engage you on this front!
teacher at a high school
professor in material science
professor in social enterprise
community leader invested in menstrual health issues
student leader interested in science and menstrual health
Sponsorship
We always welcome any grant opportunities or in-kind donations that go into supporting this work amongst our team and consortium. We thank you for your support to help us make this effort possible!