Today, on Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025, we raise our voices to remind Jamaica — and the world — that periods are natural, not shameful, and that access to menstrual care is not a privilege — it is a basic human right.
At HerFlow Foundation, our mission is simple but urgent: to ensure that every Jamaican can manage their period with dignity, regardless of age, location, ability, or circumstance. Whether it’s a teenage girl in Clarendon, a woman living with a disability in Kingston, or someone incarcerated at South Camp, no one should be denied the right to manage their period safely and respectfully.
So far in 2025, our work has taken us across the island — from our “Period is Natural” School Tour in 11 schools, to the Red Run 5K, to our ongoing support for women in correctional facilities and public institutions. We’ve met students who are eager to learn, teachers who are grateful for open conversations, and women who remind us daily why this work matters.
But education and products are only part of the solution.
We must go further — we need infrastructure.
We need bathrooms in schools and public spaces that are clean, safe, and stocked with menstrual supplies. We need consistent access to pads, tampons, and reusable products for every Jamaican — including those in rural communities, shelters, and prisons. We need policies that recognize menstrual health as part of national health and wellness.
At HerFlow, we’re proud of how far we’ve come, but we know there’s more work to do. We’re calling on government agencies, the diaspora, corporate Jamaica, and every citizen to join us. Ending period stigma, building infrastructure, and ensuring access can’t wait.
Because menstrual health is not optional. It’s essential.
Because #PeriodsDontStop.
Because she shouldn’t have to choose between her period and her education or access to opportunities.
Because every Jamaican deserves a dignified period.
Let’s keep the conversation going. Let’s turn awareness into action. And let’s make dignity the standard — not the exception.
With purpose,
Shelly-Ann Weeks
Communications Specialist in Reproductive Health & Gender Equity
