Ending Period Poverty
Approximately 22 million South African women have their period every month, with around 35% of them having to choose between a loaf of bread or a sanitary product. Over 4 million woman in schools, varsities and sport clinics miss education and training for an average of 5 days per month because of the lack of access to sanitary products. Period Poverty disempowers too many woman in our society – and it can be
addressed.
The Team
Marius Basson
CEO & operations
Co-founder & Director of MENstruation Foundation, Entrepreneur, Pad Dad & Sports Coach.
Siv Ngesi
Marketing & Advertising
Co-founder & Director of MENstruation Foundation, Actor, MC, Influencer & so much more.
Babalwa Latsha
Motivational Speaker & Coaching
Director of MENstruation Foundation, Women's Springbok Rugby Captain & Influencer
Mpakie Hude
MARKETING EXPERT
Director of MENstruation Foundation, Entrepreneur, Female Empowerment Advocate & Adventurer.
Linda Thom
Creative & Design
Director of MENstruation Foundation, Designer, Imaginator & Wanderlust Enthusiast.
Our Ambassadors
Ashley de Lange
International Actress
Khiwe Grootboom
Afro-Centric Artist/Musician, Student
Scarra Ntubeni
Springbok & Western Province Rugby Star
Mishkah vd Schyff
Real Talk Influencer, Mompreneur, Video Creator
Zinhle Ndawonde
Women's Springbok Rugby Player & Firefighter
Our Partner
“We Stand in the Gap”… for girls who have aged out of care. The time that girls spend at O Grace Land is just that: a time of grace. The transition that O Grace Land offers is one that helps girls develop job and life skills, self esteem and an independent mind-set. Overall we help girls to become young women ready to step into adult life.
O Grace Land creates a space where girls can live and develop.