period poverty ambassadors
Our Mission
Our mission is to raise awareness about Period Poverty and bring awareness to the severity of the issue in South Australia to raise funds to help fight Period Poverty.
Period Poverty refers to the issue of women and girls lacking access to sanitary products, menstrual hygiene education, washing facilities, and waste management.
Kickstart for Kids is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2009 by Ian Steel that helps disadvantaged school children in South Australia by providing 50,000 breakfasts and 10,000 lunches every week.
As a firm supporter in the fight against Period Poverty, Kickstart for Kids has created a new Period Poverty program where sanitary items will be distributed to over 350 South Australian schools.
The South Australian Government announced in February 2021 that they will pledge $450,000 over the next three years to provide hygiene products to girls in schools from year five onwards. This covers only 1250 young women annually, leaving a gap of potentially thousands of girls without access to hygiene products in schools per year and in some cases an education. A survey conducted by the South Australian Office of Commissioner for Children and Young people found 1 in 4 girls had missed out attending school due to not having access to feminine hygiene products and 1 in 2 reported not having access to products or not knowing how to get access to products at school.
In a 2019 report by the Commissioner for Children & Young People, it was revealed that 74% of schools believe that access to sanitary products is an issue for their students, and in an additional 2020 report, 51% of respondents reported not having access to products or not knowing how to access sanitary products at school. Furthermore, the 2020 report revealed that 26% of participants had missed school because their families couldn’t afford sanitary items and many students reported feeling embarrassed about having their period due to the stigma surrounding periods.
How you can help
Donate Now – Just $10/month helps one school girl with period products and out of period poverty
Together we can help end period poverty in South Australia and we’re getting started by raising awareness with our community.
Do you want to get involved and help spread awareness for this campaign?
Our aim for this campaign is to raise $100,000 to help provide 25,000 packs of sanitary pads to over 2000 young South Australian women to help manage their periods for 12 months.
Help a young South Aussie girl experiencing period poverty now by clicking the button below to make a donation today.
Our Ambassadors
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The Hon Connie Bonaros MLC
PoliticianConnie Bonaro MLC is a proud ambassador of the causes and a strong advocate for period poverty in parliament, running important work to increase government funding for this issue.
“Period poverty is fundamentally a gender equity issue… Just like toilet paper, period products are a necessity, not a luxury!
When girls miss school because they lack access to period products, they fall behind their peers. This setback has a ripple effect, impacts their educational, social, health, and developmental outcomes.”
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Matilda Scholz
AFLW PAFC PlayerMatilda Scholz is a member of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women’s competition. The star ruck is a passionate supporter in the fight against period poverty, especially in relation to women’s sport.
“I am thrilled to be on board this important initiative and to use my platform to help make a much-needed change.
It’s #AboutBloodyTime we put a stop to Period Poverty in SA! No young woman should miss out on education or sport because of the lack of access to period products.”
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Rebecca Morse
Media PersonalityRebecca Morse has been a loyal ambassador of KickStart for Kids for many years, and also jumped on board the period poverty initiative when it began in 2021.
As a proud mum of three girls, Bec is passionate about helping to end period poverty in SA.
“It is unacceptable that girls in South Australia are missing school because they can’t afford period products. We need to remove any stigma around periods and make sure girls have free and easy access to sanitary products when they need them.”
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Jenna with the Pink
Social Media InfluencerA social media sensation, with over 1.6M followers on TikTok, Jenna with the Pink has been an avid supporter of our fight against period poverty in South Australia from the very beginning.
She uses her platform and voice to spread awareness of the issue and continues to ensure that every girl should have access to the necessary sanitary products that they need.
“Many people don’t realise how widespread period poverty is in our state. This event creates important conversations while supporting a critical cause.”
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