Guest Speakers

Within the UWC Community, many individuals are passionate about mental health and the concepts surrounding the general idea of what menstrual health is worldwide. During one of our sessions, we were fortunate to have two guest speakers share their voices on the topic,...

World Menstrual Health Day

Today is World Menstrual Health Day! Today I have been reminded of the freedoms I gain from having access to menstrual products, including daily activities like exercising and going to school. I am so blessed that I, along with the rest of my school community,...

Purchasing Human Rights

This article first appeared in the 2021 edition of the Humanities Insider Magazine. It is written by Grade 9 student Reina Kawabata. ————– In Nepal, at particular times of a month, women are forced into menstruation huts. This takes away...

Zoom call with Yi Wen

On Sunday, Brooke, Ran, and I had a great conversation with Yi Wen. Yi Wen is from UWC Changshu, China. She had contacted us as she saw our GEP portfolio after her teacher recommended it. She said she was having issues in her school regarding destigmatizing periods in...

Inclusive Language

Our group read this article called “Women slam Tampax over tweet celebrating the ‘diversity of all people who bleed’ amid calls for boycott” from Mail Online, which talked about the use of language when it comes to talking about menstruation....