One in five women in college are struggling to afford period supplies, something that many low income girls face who don’t have access to hygienic products. LSU alumni, Sherin Dawud and Raina Vallot started a non-profit organization, Power Pump Girls Inc., to bring women together in the Baton Rouge community.
Raina explained how, “This ‘Power Pump Girl’ is the woman that exemplifies service and leadership and wants to do better for her community, She wants to give back and build something bigger than herself.” These women also started “Secured.” which aims to bring an end to period poverty and to the stigma that is often associated with menstruation. Sherin shared that, “A big part of what PPG and Secured. does is advocacy work on a systemic level, a policy level, Everyone should have affordable, equal access to the things they need.”
Their aim to end period poverty starts in their community, on campus, they rely on people volunteering their time and resources, or purchasing/sporting PPG merchandise. Sherin added that, “A lot of organizations depend on people, If people don’t know about us, or the work that we do, then we get stagnant.”
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