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UnTabooed: #healthy28forall

UnTabooed: #healthy28forall

UnTabooed: #healthy28forall

UnTabooed: #healthy28forall

UnTabooed: #healthy28forall

Diandra Kalish
Diandra Kalish
Diandra Kalish
Diandra Kalish
1 Campaign |
New York, United States
$1,562 USD 31 backers
22% of $7,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Since our first workshop in August 2015, UnTabooed has provided menstrual health education and reusable menstrual products (cloth pads and menstrual cups) to over 175 homeless and low income girls and women, and helped an additional 75 make the switch to reusable menstrual products through local events and college workshops.

We have helped keep a total of over 5,000 lbs. of menstrual product waste out of landfills, and saved our clients a total of over $150,000 they otherwise would have spent on hygiene products.​

 

Founder's message              

I founded UnTabooed in May 2015 after learning that women all over the world, including the United States, are facing issues accessing menstrual products.  As someone who has donated many bags of food, clothing, and hygiene products to women in need, I was shocked that I had never thought to include menstrual products.

 

As I investigated this issue further at the local level in New York City, I discovered that many shelters don’t ask for menstrual products, but are in desperate need of them. I also learned about initiatives in developing countries by organizations that provide affordable, accessible reusable menstrual products to women who need them. Since I was already familiar with reusable menstrual products myself, I wondered if there was a way I could bring that same solution to the USA. I found that although researchers and public health officials recognize the need for greater access to menstrual products among homeless women in the USA, no one has tackled the problem with a longterm solution.

 

Our Mission

UnTabooed is committed to breaking the taboo surrounding menstruation by providing menstrual health education and sustainable menstrual products to women* in need, and promoting conversation among people everywhere.

*We recognize that not all people who have periods identify as women, and not all people who identify as women have periods. For this reason, you may see the word menstruator used when talking about menstrual product access. Our workshops are open to anyone and everyone who wants to help break the taboo surrounding menstruation.

 

Our Work

 

UnTabooed has a unique, one-hour workshop that blends all the facts and FAQ's about the menstrual cycle and reusable menstrual products. 

 

WORKSHOP AT A GLANCE

  • What is the menstrual cycle?
  • Cloth pads and menstrual cups - what they are, how to use them, how to wash them, and where to get them (hint: from us!)
  • What are the benefits to switching to reusable menstrual products? 
  • Get some products and #choosetoreuse!

 

Education and products for all

We believe that menstrual health education and access to menstrual products is a human right. For this reason, UnTabooed offers free workshops and products for organizations serving homeless and low income girls and women. We also offer our workshops on a sliding scale for anyone and everyone else. Our goal is to help break the taboo around menstruation and help more people make the switch to reusable menstrual products.

 

Our Campaign

This year we strive to achieve a #healthy28forall through offering 28 free workshops to women in need, in hopes of a healthy 28 (on average!) day menstrual cycle for all women. In those 28 free workshops we are aiming to reach 300 women who otherwise would not have access to these products, working with #300in2017.

 

Why are we asking for $7000?

The free workshops and materials that we offer, including all of the reusable menstrual products a participant needs for the next 5-10 years, costs us $250 per workshop.

We need $7,000 to reach our goal of offering 28 free workshops to reach 300 women next year!

 

Thank you for your support!

Besides our eternal gratitude, we are offering a few perks to donating. 

UnTabooed Holiday Postcard

 

We have printed 50 of this limited edition, pre-stamped, postcard. Pass it on to someone you love this holiday season! Donate a minimum of $10 in the first two days to receive this special thank you gift (while supplies last). 

 

UnTabooed Tote

  • hand screen-printed in Brooklyn, NY*
  • 100% recycled cotton canvas
  • bag by from EcoBags, a certified Benefit Corporation in the USA
  • inside pocket size: 5.5" wide x 6" high
  • tote size: 13.5" wide x 15.5" high x 5.5" bottom gusset
  • handle size: 1.5" width x 10.5" drop length

*due to the nature of hand-printing, each bag is unique!

 

Thank you for helping to #breakthetaboo!

 

UnTabooed is fiscally sponsored by The Kota Alliance, tax ID# 47-3333174. All donations are tax deductible.

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Pass it On

$10 USD
This holiday season, pass along the love. This handmade postcard signifies an amazing gift you have given us, and gives you a beautiful (pre-stamped) card to pass along to your friends or family. (Postcard only available through 11/30, or while supplies last.)
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December 2016
1 out of 50 of claimed

Become a BFF

$25 USD
Give menstrual products to someone who needs them, just like your best friend would do for you. Sponsor all the products one workshop participant will need for the next 5-10 years! Donate by November 30th to receive our postcard also! (while supplies last)
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December 2016
3 claimed

Holiday Special!

$28 USD
Our Proud, Powerful, Period Tote is the perfect gift for the awesome feminist in your life. *Donate by 12/18, we'll ship on 12/19, and make sure you get it by gift giving time, and shipping is ON US! We'll throw in one of our postcards too!
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December 2016
4 out of 5 of claimed

Tote-ally awesome BFF

$50 USD
Sponsor TWO workshop participants and get a tote to hold all your holiday shopping, or pass on as the perfect gift. Receive our postcard also! (while supplies last)
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December 2016
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Sponsor a workshop

$250 USD
Sponsor one of the 28 workshops! You will be helping 10-15 participants receive menstrual health education and all of the menstrual products they will need for the next 5-10 years. As a thank you, we'll send you a tote and a handwritten thank you note from participants at the workshop you've sponsored. Receive our postcard also! (while supplies last)
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Host a workshop

$500 USD
We'll bring our workshop to your community, office, or college campus!* You'll be ensuring that we are able to provide two free workshops, as well as helping get reusables into even more hands! *Only deliverable in the Northeast US. Date to be agreed upon by both parties.
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June 2017
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