Plan International UK, a charity which fights for rights and equality for girls, states that 1 in 10 girls aged between 14 and 21 are missing school because of their period.

Although figures in Jersey may not be this high, there are girls in our island that are not able to go to school because they don’t have the right sanitary protection or are struggling with period pain.

Thanks to our members, who help us run the Helping Hands fund, we have enabled the Jersey Red Box Project to support young women in 28 island primary and secondary schools, one youth club and Brook Jersey with period products.