I know this is a strange thing for a guy to be thinking about, but here goes. Are there other alternatives to feminine pads? A safe alternative to pads? Here is a quote from an article I read about women in Uganda.
"urban poor were improvising with unhealthy materials such as banana fibers, grass, leaves, old newspapers, and pieces of cloth that did not provide reliable protection."
It seems there is a doctor out there that developed a safe, cheap pad for the poor folk.
Pads are expensive in Canada. For single moms or women hit with hard times, that means taking money from other things like food to buy pads.
I really thing that something should be done to help the Canadian "poor". I'm sure some sort of tax credit or other assistance scheme could be employed here.
The reason that I thought of this is because a lady friend of mine (who is having a tough time right now) finds that living is really tough on a single income. No Shit! So when she was at WalMart the other day buying pads, she started to cry. She really had no choice. It's like, get the pads or make a bloody mess everywhere. I'm sure she is not the first to fell like this.
If anyone reads this, consider what I'm suggesting here. Let's see if we can't figure something out here.
The quote cited was from the article:
Uganda's Makerere University technologists invent papyrus-based sanitary protection
http://hopebuilding.pbwiki.com/Affordable+menstrual+pads+keep+girls+in+school,+create+jobs
FMF
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