Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Partners Blog: “We’re working to close the gap on period poverty”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“We’re working to close the gap on period poverty.”

The term “period poverty” refers to circumstances in which women and girls lack access to menstrual hygiene education, sanitary products, and proper washing facilities.

In Myanmar, Bangladesh, and the Middle East, period poverty affects women and girls in several big ways ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

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