{"id":65184,"date":"2023-05-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/65184\/girl-up-x-shemsi-fighting-period-poverty-one-panty-at-a-time"},"modified":"2023-11-23T06:42:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T06:42:34","slug":"girl-up-x-shemsi-fighting-period-poverty-one-panty-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/65184\/girl-up-x-shemsi-fighting-period-poverty-one-panty-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl Up x Shemsi: Fighting Period Poverty One Panty At A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/girlup.org\"target=_new\">Girl Up<\/a> is a girl-centered initiative that is uniting girls from all over the world to help them advance, develop, and create opportunities that will pave the way for women and girls everywhere. <br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrqQKBHMZig\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  Their community group in Lebanon is collaborating with Shemsi to provide sustainable and equitable solutions to period poverty with their highly absorbent period underwear.<br \/>  <br \/>  According to Girl Up, menstruating individuals consume upwards of 300 pads per year. Pads contain pulp fibers, synthetic polymers, super-absorbent polymers, and polyethylene\u2014all of which are environmental contaminants that are not properly disposed of.<br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrqQUONMF1f\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/news-stories\/feature-story\/2023\/04\/in-lebanon-women-fight-period-poverty-and-taboos-to-promote-menstrual-health\"target=_new\">Period poverty<\/a> has been at a worrying rise in Lebanon, as many are left unable to afford sanitary pads or other menstrual products due to the dollarization of basic goods on the market.<br \/>  <br \/>  At local pharmacies, you\u2019ll find menstrual products (that are considered of decent quality) such as Nana and Private currently costing as follows:<br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Nana:<\/b><br \/>  &#8211; Normal wings: 170,000LBP\/pack<br \/>  &#8211; Goodnight: 290,000LBP\/pack<br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Private:<\/b><br \/>  &#8211; Normal wings: 130,000LBP\/pack<br \/>  &#8211; Goodnight: 130,000LBP\/pack<br \/>  <br \/>  On average, a woman may need anywhere between 3 to 5 packs per month, making her monthly costs range anywhere between 520,000LBP to 1,160,000LBP. This has been a major issue for low-income households, especially those with multiple women and girls.<br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cq8ZfJPNART\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  For this reason, Shemsi is bringing sustainable solutions with their highly absorbent period underwear, which costs around a few months\u2019 worth of sanitary products and can last up to 2 years if cared for properly.<br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cpnh_13tEiV\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  Check out their <a href=\"https:\/\/myshemsi.com\/en-LB\/\"target=_new\">website<\/a> to skim their different options, and their sizing goes up to 3XL. You can also select the absorption strength of the panties if you tend to have a heavy flow. <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>More like this:<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/61728\"target=_new\">This Initiative Is Ending &#8216;Period Poverty&#8217; In Lebanon With Free Sanitary Products<\/a><br \/> <br \/> 1","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Period poverty has been at a worrying rise in Lebanon, as many are left unable to afford sanitary pads or other menstrual products due to the dollarization of basic goods on the market. 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