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Women's Project - Reusable Menstrual Products

What is this project?!?!

Morrinsville Community House, with the help of our partner organisations, is providing women from low-income families with re-usable menstrual products. This project is open to women from both Morrinsville and Te Aroha.

Why?

#PeriodPoverty. You may have heard this term in the news or social media. Period poverty is a term being used to describe the situation women find themselves in when they cannot afford suitable sanitary items. This is a real challenge for women in our community.
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Women who do not have access to quality sanitary items are excluded from meaningful participation in our community. A student could miss up to 250 days of her high-school education.

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How can I access products?

While we don't have any set criteria, due to restricted funds, the project aims to support women from low-income families who may struggle to afford the cost of disposable products themselves.

​If you feel this applies to you then we would love to hear from you. We offer women a choice between a menstrual cup or washable cloth pads. Please email roz@mvch.org.nz to discuss options or leave a message at Community House - 07 889 5355.
Products are also available through our partner organisations:
  • Morrinsville Ezekiel Trust Budget Service & Food Bank
  • Morrinsville College
  • 24/7 YouthWork
  • Piako Attendance Officer (Truancy Officer)
  • Te Aroha Budget Service
  • Te Aroha College

If you are interested in purchasing a cup for yourself there are many fantastic options at MyCup. They even have a student discount. If you have a student I.D. you can purchase a Kiko cup for only $12 including postage!

How can I support the project?

More funding allows us to purchase more cups! If you would like to support this project you can do so by dropping a donation into Community House (please label the envelope or tell reception it is for the "women's project")​.
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Learn more about re-usable menstrual products

  • Visit MyCup to check out all the info: www.mycup.co.nz/support/ 
  • Join up to this NZ Facebook group for hints & tips and answers to ANY and EVERY question you may have: NZ Cloth pads, Cups (and Companions) discussion group
  • Here is a great YouTube video: www.mycup.co.nz/support/

Looking to sew your own cloth pads?

If you would like to make your own cloth pads, here are a couple of useful websites as well as some free patterns to download. Also, consider joining the Facebook group Sewing Cloth Menstrual Pads for hints and tips.
  • Luna Wolf
  • The Eco-Friendly Family
Luna Wolf Pad Patterns
File Size: 1264 kb
File Type: pdf
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Eco-Friendly Family Liner/Regular Pad Pattern
File Size: 798 kb
File Type: pdf
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Eco-Friendly Family Heavy/Over-Night Pad Pattern
File Size: 860 kb
File Type: pdf
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