WingWoman Lebanon: Urgent Essential Hygiene Kits for Displaced People
$21,266.20
Raised
61
Donations
$67,000
Goal
As we're sure you've seen, Lebanon is being heavily bombarded across the South, Bekaa Valley and southern suburbs of Beirut. It's being said nearly 1,000,000 people have been displaced (20% of pop'n) and the situation is deteriorating. Most have left home only with the clothes they are wearing. During traumatic times, menstruation often gets heavier, and many displaced women are left with no products to manage this, bleeding into the few clothes they have. On top of the trauma of war, this added indignity is unimaginable, as they sacrifice their own needs to feed their children.
At our organization WingWoman Lebanon (more info below), just $15 (£11.20) provides a woman or girl with reusable pads lasting up to 3 years. In a conflict with an unknown end in sight, this gives long-term relief, ensuring they won’t face the same challenge next month. We also supply reusable diapers for infants with each pack covering the entire diaper phase of the infant.
We’ve already heard heartbreaking stories from Gaza, where women and girls have been managing their periods in unimaginable ways like reusing disposable products and where babies are having to be wrapped in old bread bags in place of diapers. As the situation escalates in Lebanon, we want to prevent people from having to adopt these harmful coping mechanisms. By acting now, we can ensure everyone has access to the menstrual products and diapers they need so no woman or family is left facing this indignity. 
Through this we are also able to keep providing decent work opportunities to the women who make our products; a much needed purpose and distraction at this time.
Thank you so much in anticipation.
Meelie, Jade and the whole WingWoman Lebanon Team
For more info on our work check out our website www.wingwomanlebanon.com or see below
A heartfelt thank you to all of you who’ve been with us since our first fundraiser after the Beirut port explosion. For those new to our work, we’ve evolved into an NGO providing decent work opportunities for women from vulnerable communities through production of reusable period pads and diapers. We have adopted a social enterprise model, mainly selling our products to NGOs in order to reach those most in need and to maintain the financial sustainability of our organization. So far, we’ve distributed over 140,000 reusable pads and 2,500 reusable diapers through various NGOs including UNICEF, International Medical Corps & Oxfam. Given the current escalating situation, we have decided to shift our model temporarily to fundraise so we can distribute our products without delay. We already have strong and ongoing partnerships with many organizations in the South and we will continue our collaborations to access the most vulnerable populations over the coming weeks.
Thank you again for taking the time and for any donation you are able to give.
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Miranda Wilson | £100
Thank you for your wonderful bravery. You give us all a little hope that there is some goodness in the world. We are very proud to know you. All our love, Raddy and Billy.
Isabel Wildflower | $15
Anna | £200
Lizzy | £50
Katherine Quinn | $15
Anonymous | £38
Archie | $50
With lots of love
patrick | £25
You are amazing! Keep up the incredible work :)
Stephanos
Andrea
So proud of you all, Melie!
Teriza | A$22
Eduardo
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Anonymous | £10,000
Alice Thornton | $50
Kate Lingard | $15
Well done Meelie and wingwoman. Thinking of you all in this sad time. Lings