Elle International

Elle International is committed to implementing social change, assisting in poverty alleviation and destigmatising the topic of menstrual health and hygiene by providing extensive Sexual Reproductive health and menstrual health interventions/initiatives at a school based level. We provide training and education programmes to empower girls and women to better understand their bodies; as well as distribute reusable period protection to ensure girls do not miss out on school. We have built up a network of partner organisations and social workers who work alongside me to teach girls how to make informed decisions about their bodies. Menstruation, teenage pregnancy, HIV, STIs and sexual abuse are issues that drastically affect a girl’s life and how her future unfolds. We see that up to 88% of girls in South Africa are absent from school during their menstrual cycles because they cannot afford sanitary products. The inability to afford sanitary products results in our girls missing at ...