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Back to EpisodesCould a device invented in the 1930s help end period poverty?
Published 5 years, 11 months ago
Description
Period poverty affects girls and women across the world who can’t afford to buy sanitary pads or tampons each month. So what are the alternatives?
In a refugee camp in Jordan, we follow one woman as she tries to get a sanitary pad micro-factory off the ground. While in Malawi, they’re handing out menstrual cups to teenagers.
This podcast was first published on 7 May 2019
Presenter: Vibeke Venema Producer: Tom Colls
(Photo Caption: A menstrual cup / Photo Credit: Getty Images)