Caboolture Hospital is now assisting women and girls dealing with period poverty with a new Dignity Vending Machine, thanks to Share the Dignity.
Share the Dignity’s Dignity Vending Machines dispense period packs which contain two pads and six tampons allowing girls and women access to free sanitary products to manage their period with dignity.
The new Dignity Vending Machine had been well received by patients since being installed, alleviating stress for women at an already challenging time in their lives.
For some women, it can be hard to access these products or they may not have the means to do so.
Local Share the Dignity volunteer Jamie Conley is one of several volunteers who will be responsible for restocking and managing the new vending machine.
“At Share the Dignity we believe that access to period products is a right, not a privilege and that no woman or girl should ever have to choose between eating and living with dignity,” she said.
“Our Dignity Vending Machines allow those in need with access to pads and tampons so that they can manage their period with the dignity they deserve.”
Share the Dignity has now installed 220 vending machines Australia wide. The Caboolture Hospital machine is one of 80 new machines sponsored by Woolworths.