MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
is a human right, period.
A Message from
the Founders
Period pads are
not a luxury!
Dear reader,
Period pads are not a luxury!
Millions of women around the globe experience period poverty and are unable to buy menstrual supplies on a monthly basis. But period poverty is not only about that. It is also about lacking knowledge related to menstruation, lacking access to a proper bathroom and to a safe space where women and girls can talk freely about their period, ask questions and share experiences.
With female leaders and activists shedding light on women’s health issues, both physical and mental, period poverty is now on the agenda of policymakers in different countries around the world, from making menstruation products more accessible to offering them for free to girls in schools. What is clear though is the need to break the taboo around period and normalize the conversation.
This is what Dawrati has been doing since its launch in May 2020. Fighting to end period poverty, normalizing the conversation, rolling-out lobbying and networking efforts to make these products accessible to all women and girls as well as introducing sustainable and alternative solutions via awareness sessions.
Dawrati or menstruation cycle in Arabic, was born to empower girls and women to live in dignity.
Join us in our fight to end period poverty, one pad at a time!
OUR MISSION
To provide women and girls across Lebanon
with menstrual products, a safe space to
discuss women’s health issues, and education
on menstrual hygiene
OUR VISION
To end period poverty and
empower girls and women
to live in dignity
OUR VALUES
Passion | Inclusivity
Collectivity | Responsiveness
Innovation
OUR PARTNERS
MEDIA TALKS
This Initiative Is Tackling 'Period Poverty’ In Lebanon With Free Sanitary Products
on Jun 5, 2020
by Tala Ramadan
Fighting period poverty: 3 substitutes for disposable pads and tampons
on Jul 20, 2020
by Lynn Sheikh Moussa
Produits subventionnés : le luxe d’être une femme au Liban
on Sep 22, 2020
by Nour Lana Sophia Karam
فقر الدورة الشهرية
تابو مع وردة
on Oct 20, 2020
by Warde Bou Daher
:في يوم المرأة العالمي
نساء تغلبن على صعاب الحياة
on Mar 14, 2021
by BBC News عربي
A woman’s dignity should not be dependent on her income or her heritage
on May 28, 2021
by Julia Neumann and others
Period poverty in Lebanon rising amid unprecedented economic crisis
on Jul 3, 2020
by Emily Lewis
Dawrati: Ending Period Poverty in Lebanon, one pad at time
on Sep 4, 2020
by Leah Manasseh
Period poverty: Should sanitary products be free of charge?
on Oct 4, 2020
by Vanessa Ghanem and Mohammad Shour
Dawrati, Green Track, Fawra... Dix initiatives libanaises financées par la France
on Jan 8, 2021
by Zeina Antonios
As prices for sanitary products soar, some women and girls are turning to riskier options to manage their periods
on Mar 12, 2021
by Emily Lewis
عندما يعتبر السياسيون في لبنان
الفوطة الصحية رفاهية
on Jul 10, 2020
by Elige Noun
Radio Interview with
“Lina in the Morning”
on Aug 31, 2020
by Linda Tamim
أسعار الفوط الصحية تسجل معدلات خيالية، والدولة لا تدعم المنتجات هذه، والجمعيات لها بالمرصاد
On Oct 8, 2020
by Mirella Bou Khalil
Tackling Period Poverty
in Lebanon
on Mar 3, 2021
by Catherine Brown
Period Poverty: Shining the Light on a Disregarded Issue
on Apr 9, 2021
by Gacia Emmoghlian