COVERING 3 CYCLES FOR 283 GIRLS
Through a successful crowdfunding campaign, we raised slightly over $1,000, enabling us to provide pads (covering 3 menstrual cycles!) for 200 women between Beirut and Keserwan, as well as 83 Syrian girls.
Training of Trainers on Menstrual equity and hygiene by Jeyetik to a private intiative and product distribution
ROUMIEH PRISON
We also distributed enough pads for +70 women in Roumieh prison, enough for two cycles (Shoutout to Yasmina from Scouts Guides Aintoura and the team who made this long process happen!)
Shoutout to Yasmina from Scouts Guides Aintoura and the team who made this long process happen!
KENYAN MIGRANT WORKERS SIT-IN FOR THEIR RIGHT TO BE REPATRIATED
Delayed visas & confiscated passports: Kenyan migrant workers sit-in to fight for their right to go back home. In line with its commitment to support minorities and disenfranchised communities, Jeyetik headed to the consulate in Badaro on the 17th of January. We helped as we could, by giving out menstrual pads to the 30 women protesting in the atrocious cold at the entrance of the consulate’s building. We were in touch with Olivia to cover future needs, as the distributed pads cover their next cycle, in hopes they’re free to go back home in a month.
A NOD FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ON MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY
We celebrated Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28th by hitting the streets. One bus from Jounieh to Jbeil, 150 packs and 32 people coming in and out of the bus (of course including the lovely bus driver who allowed us to distribute pads). The minute the driver started explaining what’s happening, our plan quickly turned to a group project – Mohamad took out his phone and volunteered to take pictures, two people wishing to donate, laughs, stunned faces, great conversations about life and periods. It was a ride to remember. Public transportation is indeed suffering from the crisis yet allows some people to move around. “Filling up the gasoline tank in a standard vehicle in Lebanon now costs more than the monthly minimum wage.” Chehayeb reports to AlJazeera.
The only picture from that day. While I was introducing Jeyetik to the riders, Mohamad kindly volunteered to document this moment.
