In this episode of the #NiunetPodcast we speak with Anne-Shirley Korave. She is the founder of Queenpads, a social enterprise that produces reusable sanitary products for a lady’s special days needs n PNG. She and the Queenpads team also conduct “Menstrual Health & Hygiene” awareness programs around the country where they speak to communities and schools about the importance of menstrual health and address the issue of “Period Poverty”. We caught up with her and asked about the journey of Queenpads, what made her start-up Queenpads in the first place, the materials used to create the pads, and what the experience has been like running the awareness campaign around PNG. Here are time codes for easy navigation 00:00 - Intro 00:05 - Show Introductions 01:15 - Who is Anne-Shirley? 02:03 - How many years have Queenpads been operating? 02:32 - What is Period Poverty? 03:22 - What mede her start up Queenpads? 06:20 - What materials are the pads made of? 10:17 - Anne- Shirley recounts instances during the awareness campaign where the silent need was finally addressed for some ladies. 13:37 - Anne-Shirley shares how running the awareness campaign opened her eyes to how great the needs of ladies living outside the urban centers really was 15:14 - Breaking barriers and getting men involved and aware 20:43 - The future of Queenpads 23:42 - Where to find the Pads and how to contact the Queenpads team 27:19 - Closing 27:31 - END Don’t forget; you can message us if you have any questions or get in touch through email at [email protected]! If you have any questions for Anne-Shirley or Queenpads, you can contact them here: [email protected] Have anyone interesting for us to talk to? Let us know too! Hope you enjoy the episode everyone! #niunetpng #educationeverywhere #femalehealthandhygiene #teamqueenpads #menstruationawareness