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We’re delighted to announce that our GlobalGiving crowdfunding page is now live so you can be among the first to donate to help us raise £2,500 in 35 days, as part of the GlobalGiving crowdfunding challenge. Your money will go towards our hygiene packs for Syrian refugee women living in refugee camps to help women like Maryam manage their period in a dignified manner.
Having fled Syria three years ago, Maryam and her two teenage daughters have been living as refugees in Lebanon. They were forced to flee their homeland in the ongoing conflict that destroyed their home and claimed the life of Maryam’s husband and the father of her children.
Although the family may have escaped the war, violence is still very much present in their lives, with assaults against women in camps a common occurrence due to the lack of safe and private washing facilities. This puts Maryam and her daughters at risk – every single day.
Every single time they need to use the toilet. Every single time they are menstruating.
And when it comes to their periods, violence isn’t the only thing these women fear. The lack of feminine hygiene products and undergarments forces women to use unsafe materials, which can lead to infection and disease.
As a mother, Maryam not only has to worry about food, water, clothes, education and warmth, but also about the safety and well-being of her daughters – whether it is gender-based violence or health problems related to the lack of sanitary products.
You can help ease some of the hardships that women like Maryam face on a daily basis by providing hygiene packs which contain the necessary essentials, such as a menstrual cup/pack of sanitary towels, soap, shampoo and toothpaste to restore their dignity and help manage their hygiene in a sanitary manner.
The cost of providing a hygiene pack to one refugee woman is £30, but you are welcome to donate however little or as much as you are able to!
Donate now by clicking here
Please spread the word and support our project for Syrian refugee women through the following ways:
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