Heather White (left), health services manager, UTech, Ja Medical Centre, accepts a donation of over 5,000 tampons from Shelly-Ann Weeks, founder of HerFlow Foundation, with support from Kotex on Friday, April 11 at the UTech, Ja Papine Campus. The donation is part of the university’s ongoing efforts to address period poverty, a cause closely aligned with their commitment to quality education and student well-being. White emphasised the real-life challenges faced by female students who are unable to afford menstrual products. She noted that many students have come to the medical centre requesting sanitary napkins, with some even resorting to creating makeshift pads due to lack of access highlighting how period poverty directly affects students’ ability to attend classes and engage fully in their education.
