The TABOO Foundation

The TABOO Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organisation that delivers period products and menstrual health education to vulnerable communities in order to reduce the prevalence of period poverty and improve menstrual health outcomes in Australia. Period poverty is the experience where someone is not able to access affordable or dignified period care, or the appropriate education to effectively manage their period. In Australia, 1 in 5 women are using things like socks and sponges to manage their period because they can’t afford period products.

The TABOO Foundation’s objectives are to:
– Provide culturally appropriate, consistent and reliable access to period products for people experiencing period poverty
– Educate and enable vulnerable communities to sustainably improve their menstrual health and wellbeing outcomes
– Empower others to understand period poverty as a significant social and health issue – Encourage multilayers of leadership to take responsibility in providing period products to their constituents and persons. (ie, governments, schools, hospitals etc).

Since launching the Pad it Forward program in 2020, we’ve donated over 6,000 boxes of certified organic cotton, plastic-free period products and worked alongside more than 50 grassroots organisations to improve menstrual health outcomes for people experiencing disadvantage. We are highly regarded as a social enterprise that effectively and sustainably improves access to period products and delivers informative, inclusive and accurate education about menstrual health in Australia. Our team is skilled in creating safe spaces, practicing co-design, and prioritising community outcomes in every decision.

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