Let's Face It. Period.

The Story

PROBLEM

“If people don’t have enough money to buy food, it means they don’t have the means to buy a pad either.”

Period poverty in Malaysia has caused a wide health gap for its lower-income families. The inaccessibility of menstruation products to those who menstruate is known as period poverty, and it often results in missed school days and job opportunities to the affected. Over 500 million women and girls face period poverty across the globe. Unfortunately, there are no statistics on how many people experience period poverty in Malaysia at the moment.

In SERUM's continuous outreach to the underserved communities, we are able to identify the communities that are the most severely affected by period poverty.

SOLUTION

With your donations, we will be able to provide reusable sanitary pads for 500 beneficiaries from underserved communities across Malaysia. For every RM 15 donated, one reusable sanitary pad is provided. We aim to provide a minimum of 2 reusable sanitary pads to each beneficiary. These reusable sanitary pads are made by our talented refugee artisans at SERUM Initiative. Hence, each donation from you creates 2 layers of impact: health and economic impacts.

SERUM also collaborates closely with NGOs, universities, local youth groups, and social enterprises on-the-ground to ensure each of the supplies is channeled to the communities that are truly in need.

IMPACT

With your gift, this will help reduce period poverty in Malaysia. It is our shared goal that all women and girls in Malaysia will be able to have menstrual equity, and no one should be left out of this equation.

500 underserved beneficiaries will receive 2 pieces of reusable sanitary pads each. 

In addition, our refugee artisan who makes the reusable sanitary pads will be empowered economically thanks to your support.

Donate now to create both health and economic impacts to the underserved communities across Malaysia!

Goal Breakdown

Goal 1 - Reusable Sanitary Pads. Amount Needed: MYR1,500

Your gift is a powerful statement of your belief in our mission to create a sustainable community where period poverty is not an issue.