FREYA SUTCLIFFE, Becca Williams and Heather McLinden from Stokesley School, are fundraising for their community project Flo and Glo, a project to end Period Poverty.
Period poverty is the inability to afford basic and essential sanitary wear. This forms part of their National Citizen Service, which is a government funded programme which encourages young people to get involved and have a positive impact on their local community.
Flo and Glo raises funds to provide basic and essential sanitary wear for the local community. It is thought that in the UK 1 in 10 girls between 14-21 years cannot afford essential sanitary wear, therefore they miss essential schooling, and having a normal daily life. So far the girls have raised over £400 in 2 days for this cause.
As a plea to try to end this kind of poverty in the area, the girls want to challenge what they believe is a taboo subject and raise awareness. They intend to place free packs of sanitary products in local schools [Stokelsey, Bedale and Northallerton], GP surgeries, as well as in the Women’s Refuge. For more information contact ncs.floandglo@gmail.com. Tweet at twitter.com/FloandGlo, or go to their Instagram account at floandglo_ncs.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here