{"id":81376,"date":"2024-02-02T14:09:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=81376"},"modified":"2024-02-02T14:27:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:27:03","slug":"people-urged-to-donate-to-alleviate-period-poverty-in-rumney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/02\/02\/people-urged-to-donate-to-alleviate-period-poverty-in-rumney\/","title":{"rendered":"People urged to donate to alleviate period poverty in Rumney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Campaigner arranges for sanitary products to be available free and discreetly at a drop-in charity<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A TROWBRIDGE resident is urging others to donate sanitary products to help alleviate period poverty in Rumney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tasha Michael is giving 10 12-pack boxes of sanitary towels for people to pick up from Rumney Forum, based at Brachdy House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-586x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-586x1024.jpg 586w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-770x1347.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-878x1536.jpg 878w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-293x512.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-586x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-586x1024.jpg 586w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-770x1347.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-878x1536.jpg 878w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192-293x512.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_2192.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Period poverty campaigner Tasha Michael. <\/strong>Credit: Tasha Michael<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf people could just buy one more period product each time they buy their own and donate them it would be a huge help,\u201d said Mrs Michael, aged 36. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are people who aren\u2019t on a lot of money, and they have got to make a choice of \u2018do I buy pads or tampons, or do I feed my kids?\u2019 &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am fortunate not to be in a situation where I can\u2019t afford them,\u201d said Mrs Michael, a receptionist at a skin clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several people recommended the work of Rumney Forum, which describes itself as a \u201cpoverty alleviation charity\u201d. It is based at Brachdy House on Brachdy Road and operates a charity shop, community fridge and a caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for Rumney Forum said it was important that those who feel embarrassed are able to get the help they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe try to leave them in the toilets, which are discreet, and people can help themselves,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forum also stocks period products in the community larder, which is in the foyer of the building. Alternatively, those in need can ask Rumney Forum staff for period products directly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rumney Forum accepts donations on site and monetary gifts via PayPal.me\/RumneyForumCARDIFF. 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