Welcome! You may be reading this because you’ve noticed or used one of our Menstruation Stations, which are self-serve cabinets we install in strategic, easily accessed locations. In 2021, Neighborhood Feminists launched the Menstruation Stations project to better meet the rising need for period products. These cabinets are found across Amsterdam, with more to come. […]
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Every summer, families across the Netherlands hang a backpack from a flagpole to celebrate a student’s graduation. It’s a visible symbol of pride, achievement, and opportunity. But what if a backpack told a different story? With our Backpacks for Change street action, we are hanging backpacks on select flagpoles across Amsterdam to draw attention to […]
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This month, we’re blowing out 4 candles, marking four years of working to end period poverty in Amsterdam. The idea was born in a living room… and in the early days, we started by helping just 15 people a month, storing period products in our hallways (and the occasional car). Thanks to support from donors […]
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And just like that, we’ve placed Menstruation Stations in over 45 locations across Amsterdam! We continue to update our online map, and we’ll keep installing more cabinets, both indoors and out, because as the price of living continues to rise, the importance of accessing vital period products also grows. From the beginning this has been […]
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Period poverty is one aspect of poverty, but it’s also a matter of public health, equality and dignity. How does period poverty affect some people in Amsterdam? Find out more in these clips below, and do keep issues like period poverty in mind when you research and decide who to vote for on March 15! […]
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In the second half of 2022 we had the pleasure of Carmen Gubert-Husson, a student from the International School of Haarlem, reaching out to us about a zine she wanted to make about period poverty. We are happy to share the final result with you! And as always with zines: go forth and print, fold and […]
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Policy-makers and anyone interested can now review NF’s robust data analyzed by Opinium’s researchers. The results confirm what we have been talking about ever since we began: that period poverty is a very real, growing issue in the city, and not only among those living at or below the poverty line.
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Another advocacy win! Behind the scenes we’ve been working hard at getting period poverty on the agenda throughout the city of Amsterdam. Last Tuesday, Iris Pauw (GroenLinks) put forth a motion in the city district committee of Amsterdam West, urging the city district to take concrete steps toward ending period poverty in Amsterdam. We collaborated […]
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We’re gearing up for our collab research project with Opinium which officially starts tomorrow. We hope you’ve marked your calendar and that we can count on you to help us spread the survey link far and wide in Amsterdam! As we prepare for this launch, we’ve also been busy advocating. Last night, NF coordinator Nicole Römer […]
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To better understand period poverty in Amsterdam, we need your voice. We’ve been cooking up something new, and in a few days, you’ll be able to help us. How? By taking part in an online study on period poverty we’re launching together with international research agency Opinium. The online survey will take about 5 minutes […]
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