Ep 10 - Why We Should All Know About Period Poverty With Rochelle Courtenay, CEO And Founder Of Share The Dignity
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Tune in to hear Rochelle Courtenay, the CEO and Founder of Australian not for profit, Share The Dignity, whose mission is to stamp out period poverty and ensure every person who menstruates has access to sanitary products.
Rochelle is a force to be reckoned with, with a long list of acheivements under belt including campagining the government to abolish the GST on sanitary products.
She's a Cosmopolitan Humanitarian Of The Year amongst other awards.
Passionate, driven and determined, Rochelle shares what it take to tackle such a complex problem and how Australia is leading the way in this space.
She shares why the 'working poor' are a rising segment of receipients of donated products, how the rising cost of living and inflation is impacting our school girls having to miss school due to not having access to products and the choices too many people who menstruate have to make every day: food or sanitary products.
If you've ever wondered what period poverty is and how we can all help to be part of the solution, you need to listen to this inspiring episode.
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Connect with Share The Dignity and Rochelle
Website https://www.sharethedignity.org.au/
It's In The Bag campaign https://www.sharethedignity.org.au/itsinthebag
Instagram @sharethedignityaustralia
Connect with Rachael
Instagram @rachaelbonetti
Website www.rachaelbonetti.com
Email hello@rachaelbonetti.com
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