Period Poverty with Amika George

Published: Oct. 18, 2019, 4:59 a.m.

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Presenter Isy Suttie talks to the amazing Amika George about how setting up FreePeriods.org is preventing young girls missing school, and how she wants more boys and men to talk freely about periods \\u2013 so this is definitely not just a podcast for girls!\\nWhen Amika found out girls were skipping lessons because of their periods she had to act, and created an online petition demanding the government give free menstrual products to all girls on free school meals \\u2013 creating the hashtag FreePeriods. Her online campaign has attracted over 275,000 signatures, created a media storm and led to the government committing funding to tackle the issue. This is how Amika changed her world\\u2026 #ChangeYourWorld

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