UFULU - Ending Period Poverty

Who we are

FREE Menstrual Cups To End Period Poverty

UFULU gives free menstrual cups to women and girls, via educational workshops.  Our method is very simple – we train Malawian women, to run cup workshops in their local area.  We give them all the supplies and training that they need and maintain constant contact with them to check how they are doing.Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world – ranked 144 out of 196 by the World Bank.

In Malawi, 50% of the population live below the poverty line and 25% live in extreme poverty.

Period Poverty is defined as “the lack of access to sanitary products due to financial constraints”.

Most women and girls that we speak to in Malawi cannot afford sanitary products.

80% of Malawi’s population lives in rural areas and period poverty is a widespread and unspoken problem.

54% of females we have given cups to have only ever used cloth rags for their periods.

This is why we started UFULU and why we give menstrual cups for free.

Ufulu believes that sanitary products are a basic human right.

We currently have workshops in many locations and are hoping to add more.

Each of our workshop managers, or Cup Ladies as we like to call them, is already using a menstrual cup, which she has received from Ufulu, via one of our workshops.  We believe in empowering women and enabling them to help the women and girls in their surrounding area.

Each of our Cup Ladies will have been using her cup for at least 6 months.  She will have had the chance to get comfortable with using her cup and be confident in talking to other women about how to use and care for one.Workshops are designed around the women and girls that will attend them.  Each workshop lasts for around 2 hours and is for a maximum of 25 women or girls. 

Workshops can take place anywhere – in a school, church, someone’s house or outside under the shade of a tree.  If the women attending can sit and be comfortable, then we can run a workshop.  We work with small groups to ensure that everyone feels comfortable and relaxed.  Most groups consist of friends from the same village, church or extended family, and there is plenty of time for discussion and to ask questions.