The Cup Foundation, “THE CUP” aims to eradicate Period Poverty & Stigma, providing free period cups and education to girls in need.

It is easy to take the simplest things for granted, but Period Poverty & Stigma is common throughout the world. Every month about 2 billion people around the world menstruate.

According to UNICEF an estimated 500 million menstruators lack access to safe period care products and education.

Many girls rely on unsafe makeshift solutions such as rags, socks, paper, a piece of a mattress or even mud. Some are even forced into transactional sex to afford pads.

Period poverty often impedes girls’ education. A study by UNESCO states approximately 1 in 10 girls globally miss school during their period, and in many regions that number is much higher.

Since 2015, thousands of anonymous questions have been gathered during our training sessions. These questions illuminate how desperate the situation is for many adolescents and how support from adults is often lacking.

The Cup Foundation has experience from 10 years delivering sustainable period care, education, empowering girls and improving communities across the globe. We work with trusted local organizations and projects to provide girls with a reliable period cup that is reusable for up to 10 years, covering their entire school journey. This leads to more school attendance and graduations, less dropouts and less teenage pregnancies.

We provide training of local trainers, to become “Cup Trainers and Role Models”, so that the girls get comprehensive education about the cup and sexual health and safety.

We view the cup and period care as a springboard to talk about broader topics and issues. Our Cup Program is about more than periods: it’s about life-skills, self-esteem, and mutual respect— striving for dignity for all girls. We believe talking about periods necessitates a broader discussion about related subjects like unsafe sex, pregnancy, unsafe abortions, HIV/STDs, Human Rights, Gender Roles and Sexual Violence.

Individuals can support the mission simply by choosing Lunette cups, or by directly contributing to help cover additional costs such as shipping, customs, and educational materials. You can also become a Cuptivist who promotes sustainable period cups in your own community. 

Organizations/Projects already working on the ground or in the classroom can integrate the Cup Program into their existing efforts. 

We’ll provide:

* Donated Lunette period cups for the
girls.

* Donated Lunette period cups for the staff and stakeholders.

* Training of your local staff, enabling grounded, effective programs, to get maximum reach and scale.

* Access to our Cup Manual with guidelines on how to best provide comprehensive menstrual and sexual health education

* Follow-up support and guidance for trainers and programs

Partners supply the local trainers; we supply the cups, training of trainers, and expertise. 

Please note, we do not provide direct monetary support.

Contact: leila@lunette.com

We have partnered with some amazing individuals, organizations and companies over the years.

Our “franchise model” is the most sustainable and scalable approach to empowering girls and women and creating lasting social change.

It can only be done together with our partners. Thank you and looking forward to more projects and welcome new partners.

It is easy to forget the boys when talking about periods, and we think when possible that it is super important to get them involved to create better understanding and empathy for what the girls are going through when having periods. We have a trained thousands of boys over the years.

In addition, we teach that women and men are equals and have learned about the importance of respecting women and that a No is a No! Training also includes topics specific to the boys' situation like puberty, crime and drugs.