Jeyetna

Surveys indicate that more than half of all women will face menstrual poverty in 2021. The already existing hyperinflation in the prices of sanitary products has limited 66% of adolescent girls living in Lebanon in their purchases of sanitary pads, a figure that is rising. In response, Jeyetna is currently organizing a nationwide mobile action targeting 16 different locations (prioritizing remote areas, refugee camps). 
 
They have requested MedWF support for content production, including the work of the lead researcher, as well as the design, illustration and layout of the various deliverables, as well as translation costs.

Jeyetna organizes the "Period Poverty Festival", a national mobile action to talk about menstrual precariousness, in a context of economic crisis in Lebanon, in 16 different places (remote areas and refugee camps)
 
Each event includes:
- The screening of a documentary on "period poverty" filmed by an all-female local crew - creating jobs for young women.
- A free market where women can receive economically and environmentally sustainable menstrual products.
- A "safe space" where women can access medical and gynecological consultations and mental health support.
 
The Mediterranean Women's Fund is proud to have supported this project in 2021.