由中国学生自主创办的慈善组织-红盒子
China Red Box
Breaking the silence, Ending the period poverty
About us
We are Red Box, a non-profit organization founded by high school students in China. Through a series of interactive activities, we aim to eliminate menstrual stigma and prejudice, and the menstrual poverty that still exists in society due to lack of materials and knowledge.
Issue - Period Poverty
Period poverty refers to the inability to afford and access menstrual products, sanitation and hygiene facilities and education and awareness to manage menstrual health, caused by several factors:
Financial Difficulties
There are 39.1% of the population in China. The monthly income is less than 1,000 RMB (about 547 million yuan), which means that they face difficulties in purchasing sanitary products. Indeed, buying pads requires around 500 RMB per month.
Lack of formal hygiene education
Low awareness of the importance of using menstrual products during period and using informal ways to deal with period, such as towels.
Prejudice and shame
People are afraid taking about it and not paying attention on, since menstruation is considered a filthy.
Mission & Vision
Mission:
To increase access to menstrual health education and products to girls in middle and high school in Daliang Mountain, Sichuan, China, by providing free products and menstrual education classes.
Vision:
We aim to reduce period poverty and stigma for girls in Daliang Mountain, Sichuan, China, and remove educational barriers related to menstruation.
Our approach
We interview
We make surveys and do offline interviews to know their dilemma and real needs.
Hygiene education
Involving both teaching girls how to use menstrual products – sanitary products and teaching both students how menstruation works, reducing stigma.
Materials donated
Providing menstrual products, such as pads and cups, and some some relevant stuffs, such as insulated cups, brown sugar ginger tea, and hand cream…
Public advertise
Both online and offline promotion activities, such as social media accounts, offline charity sales, painting exhibition and magazine.
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