Tag: Hey Girls

Celia Hodson Named a Changemaker by The Hunter Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

Hey Girls are proud to share that Celia Hodson, Founder of Hey Girls CIC, has been recognised by The Hunter Foundation as one of Scotland’s Changemakers. The Changemakers campaign shines a light on people using their lived experience and entrepreneurial drive to tackle Scotland’s toughest social issues. These are the people helping to end homelessness, fight poverty, create jobs, and shift the narrative on inequality. Celia stands out in this group for her tireless work to end period poverty. Through Hey Girls, she’s created a sustainable model that not only…

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Hey Girls and South Lanarkshire council renew partnership in further 4 year commitment to tackle period poverty

Stuart Mitchell

Award-winning social enterprise Hey Girls CIC is delighted to announce the renewal of its partnership with South Lanarkshire Council as part of the Council’s Period Positive Initiative. Extending the collaboration through to 2028, the renewed contract demonstrates passionate commitment to providing period products to those in need, while reinforcing a shared dedication to ending period poverty. Since the inception of their partnership several years ago, Hey Girls and South Lanarkshire Council have worked tirelessly to ensure that period products are accessible to everyone in the local community, regardless of their…

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Hey Girls Launch 2024 Impact Report

Stuart Mitchell

Hey Girls Launch their 2024 Impact Report with the following post on their site: In celebration of our 7th Birthday (yes that’s seven years as a successful social enterprise!) and thanks to your support, we’ve reached some huge milestones, donating over 42 million period products, working with more than 400 community partners, and taking part in exciting collaborations and campaigns that have driven real change towards an end to period poverty. We’re especially proud to have played a key role in Northern Ireland passing its Free Period Products Bill, making…

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Hey Girls and My Period work together to supply free period products in Northern Ireland

Stuart Mitchell

Making history! New legislation to provide free period products to anyone who needs them came into operation in Northern Ireland in the summer of 2024. This makes it just the second country in the whole world to make free period products publicly available, Scotland being the first. The period products are being supplied by Hey Girls, with the outreach supported by its charitable arm My Period. It means the company’s period products will be available in every public library, including mobile libraries, across Northern Ireland with Libraries NI. Find period…

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Glastonbury Festival teams up with WaterAid and Hey Girls to ensure a bloody good time and period dignity for all

Stuart Mitchell

A new WaterAid survey has found that 4 in 5 (86%) respondents have planned their activities around their period, while over a third (37%) say they wouldn’t feel comfortable having their period at an outdoor event. This survey comes as the international charity teams up with Glastonbury Festival and period product social enterprise Hey Girls to help people manage their period with dignity at the festival and around the world. The survey of 2,000 people who are menstruating or have menstruated in the last year found that nearly half (49%)…

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