Periodic protection for all
Action zones
Île-de-France
Grand Est
Pays de la Loire
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Centre-Val de Loire
Mayotte
The project
SolidarityWomen rights
Règles Élémentaires collects and redistributes menstrual protection for people in precarious situations, and raises awareness of the taboo surrounding menstruation, so that menstruation is never again an obstacle.
4
of peoplepeople in France suffer from menstrual insecurity.
1/3
girls aged 11 to 18of girls aged between 11 and 18 miss school every year because of their periods
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periodical protectionhave been collected and redistributed since the association was founded in 2015.
Solution
Every month in France, 4 million people are unable to afford period protection and live with dignity through their periods. 80% of young girls are stressed about having their period at school.
Menstruation and its consequences on the lives and health of millions of people remain a collective unthought, and this can no longer continue.
Règles Élémentaires collects and redistributes periodical protection to a network of over 1,000 partner associations throughout France. But to go further and fight the taboo, the association has developed concrete awareness-raising actions with interventions in schools (from CM1 to university) to give information where it is still absent and necessary.
The association works daily to change laws via the organization of events, major awareness-raising campaigns and political mobilizations so that rules are never again a hindrance.
Menstruation and its consequences on the lives and health of millions of people remain a collective unthought, and this can no longer continue.
Règles Élémentaires collects and redistributes periodical protection to a network of over 1,000 partner associations throughout France. But to go further and fight the taboo, the association has developed concrete awareness-raising actions with interventions in schools (from CM1 to university) to give information where it is still absent and necessary.
The association works daily to change laws via the organization of events, major awareness-raising campaigns and political mobilizations so that rules are never again a hindrance.
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We're moving our stock! 📦
The new school year is off to a flying start! The association's Ile-de-France branch now has its own offices with dedicated storage space.
This is where all the periodical products collected are stored until they are redistributed to Règles Élémentaires' partner associations in the Paris region. It's the start of a new stage in the association's territorial development.🩸
This is where all the periodical products collected are stored until they are redistributed to Règles Élémentaires' partner associations in the Paris region. It's the start of a new stage in the association's territorial development.🩸
Règles Élémentaires shows taboos the red card on International Menstrual Hygiene Day ⚽
On May 28, Règles Élémentaires presented its "J'ai mes règles, je fais du sport!" project, as well as the results of its survey of young female soccer players and their coaches.
The results are indisputable: menstruation is a real source of stress, and even a brake on young players' sporting activities. 40% of respondents have in fact already missed a match because of their periods, due to pain, fatigue, but also for fear of having a stain or not being able to change their period product.
Since 2023, the association has therefore been working with young female and male players, as well as their coaches, to talk about rules, deconstruct preconceived ideas, and imagine how to create a suitable and welcoming environment for people who have their periods.
The first interventions have already borne fruit: self-service period product dispensers have been installed, young people feel more comfortable talking about rules within their clubs, coaches are trained and made aware of the subject and are even adapting training sessions. 💪
The results are indisputable: menstruation is a real source of stress, and even a brake on young players' sporting activities. 40% of respondents have in fact already missed a match because of their periods, due to pain, fatigue, but also for fear of having a stain or not being able to change their period product.
Since 2023, the association has therefore been working with young female and male players, as well as their coaches, to talk about rules, deconstruct preconceived ideas, and imagine how to create a suitable and welcoming environment for people who have their periods.
The first interventions have already borne fruit: self-service period product dispensers have been installed, young people feel more comfortable talking about rules within their clubs, coaches are trained and made aware of the subject and are even adapting training sessions. 💪
The money will be used for
- Store the collected pads in a storage room until they are redistributed
- Finance logistical materials (bags, boxes, tape)
- Organize transport to redistribute the collected sanitary pads to partner structures throughout France
- Connect with new structures that need pads for their beneficiaries and, if necessary, train their teams on menstrual hygiene
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protection collected and redistributed
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Action zones
Île-de-France
Grand Est
Pays de la Loire
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Centre-Val de Loire
Mayotte
Why we love it?
At a time when menstruation is still a taboo subject and 4 million women in France are unable to afford sanitary protection, Règles Élémentaires' action seems to us...elementary! The 3.5 million periodical products collected and distributed in 2023 enabled over 300,000 women to experience their periods with dignity.
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