Ruby Cup donating cups to African schoolgirls
With every purchase of a Ruby cup, they give a cup to a needy schoolgirl in Africa. This is a great initiative to help keep girls in school!
“Buy One Give One
Menstruation is a main cause of school dropout for girls in poverty. Pads and tampons are too expensive or unavailable, and girls are forced to use alternatives such as mud, bark, rags, cloth or pieces of newspaper. As well as being undignified and unhygienic, these alternatives are not safe, and girls stay home. This amounts to 20% of their school time.
When you buy a Ruby Cup, you give one to a Kenyan schoolgirl. With one Ruby Cup, a girl can all the way from primary school through university without having
to worry about her period again.
With an office in Berlin and Nairobi, the three Danish female founders Julie, Maxie, and Veronica, have won several awards for their ground-breaking work. Ruby Cup is sold online to Western markets, and when you purchase a Ruby Cup, you give one to a school girl in poverty. “
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A menstrual cup is form of reusable menstrual protection. It is inserted into the vagina to collect menstrual fluids. Once in place it forms a seal, preventing blood flowing out of the vagina by collecting it in its “cup” shaped reservoir. Unlike a tampon which absorbs the blood along with the vagina’s natural secretions, a menstrual cup simply holds the fluids until you remove it – so they do not dry out the vagina and do not hold the TSS risk that tampons do.
They hold around 20-30ml, which is for most women will cope with a full day without emptying, and at most perhaps you would need to empty it a few times a day for a very heavy flow. A menstrual cup will last (with proper care) for around 10 years, perhaps longer, so while the initial outlay is high, it pays for itself with savings pretty quick.
This is a sister site to www.clothpads.org. For information on cloth pads, please check that website.
This blog is a place to find information about the different cup brands I know about. All the brands I am aware of, are listed in the menu – Clicking on these brand-name links will take you to a page of information I have about them.
Menstrual Cups 
I think this is a wonderful initiative!
Do you know where these can be purchased in the U.S.? Thanks!