Ladies without plastic - Green Menstruation. Environmental challenge by Sofonie Dala, Angola. Webisode 12

Women without plastic - Key to reduce our carbon footprints 👣 

Greetings for the day! 

Welcome to day 12 of our Green Menstruation Challenge!

Because of women’s relationship with the environment, they can be critical agents of environmental conservation, sustainable development and adaptation to climate change.

Our guest for today is a 25-years-old Isabel-Branca, she is willing to accept the challenge of changing from disposable to reusable products for the sake of the environment.

Disposable pads and tampons create a lot of waste that goes to the landfill. Much of it is non-biodegradable. They also create pollution of the land and water from the cotton growing process, as well as the manufacturing process.

Organics are slightly better, in that they don’t pollute the environment. However, there is still the waste problem to consider.

Is there a better solution than just going organic? The good news is that there is—consider making the switch to reusable feminine hygiene products. By reusables, I mean a menstrual cup, reusable cloth menstrual pad, or a pair of period panties. Here’s a bit of information about each of these eco-friendly period solutions.

As women’s participation in environmental management has increased, they have become more visible. By enrolling women and their communities as partners, we will increase community awareness of sustainable practices while supporting traditional knowledge. Workshops on how to dispose of plastic responsibly, use solar cookers, use reusable menstrual pads, improve management of water resources, including rain water harvesting, and other good practices that are kinder to the environment enhance the quality of rural life.

Interesting links about Isabel: https://sofoniedala.blogspot.com/2021/01/africa-educates-her-campaign-angola_4.html

https://sofoniedala.blogspot.com/2020/12/corona-voice-angola-tok-show-with_29.html