“By giving all access to healthcare and enabling girls, in particular, to stay in school as long as possible, we can make it (the population) peak sooner and at a lower level. Why wouldn’t we want to do these things? Giving people a greater opportunity,”

New Year’s Resolutions are a time to focus on how to create a positive change in your life. Given the extraordinary toll of 2020, what better way to ring in the New Year than by pledging to create positive change in the lives of others? Globally, 2.3 billion people live without basic sanitation services according to UNICEF.

It’s no secret menstrual product advertisements rarely depict people with periods accurately. Rather than portraying periods as the crappy experience they tend to be, they show menstruating womxn frolicking through fields of wildflowers, while wearing all white clothing and suggesting that we bleed the colour blue.

Today we talk to our Dads about our periods and the worst moments of them. Bleeding through school uniforms, learning how to use a tampon via google….

The Cova Project team spoke with the men in our lives to find out what they knew about periods, how they knew it and what they thought could be done better to ensure future generations of men are included in the conversation.

Hello Dear Friend, Every time you visit you are different. I feel as though as I grow, you change with me. I love that about you. I love that whenever you come around, you make me more me: you put the natural side of me on display. I’m proud of who I am, and proud of the person you make me when you appear in my life. Thank you for that.

Finding men prepared to dedicate themselves to gender equality is difficult anywhere in the world, but in Liberia, where they rank 154th out of 159 countries on the Gender Inequality Index, you’d expect the search to be considerably more difficult. But for The Cova Project, it’s been easy. In fact, easy is an understatement. The first two Liberian men we ever met, happen to be two of the most badass feminists and women’s rights advocates out there. Meet Musa Sheriff and Merriam Monday.

Let’s be real; nobody enjoys that time of the month. It’s painful, uncomfortable and bloody exhausting, but for those who live with a chronic illness it can be even worse. So how can you cope with the pain as well as find a spare hour in your day for ‘you time’?

Women around the world often struggle with their periods being a source of shame and secrecy. Part of this comes from women and menstruation being unrepresented in the media. Which is why for Day 6 of #PowerfulWomenWeek we wanted to tap into positive representation of periods with naturopathic doctor, bestselling author and period revolutionary Lara Briden.

The world lost a legal, cultural and feminist icon and one badass woman on September 18. United States Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—the notorious R.B.G—died after serving nearly 30 years on the bench.

Let’s talk periods! The good, the bad and the bloody. Around the world people who bleed are very accustomed to “period problems” such as cramps, bloating, and mood swings when it comes to ‘That Time of the Month’. However, some menstruator’s period symptoms are so extreme they disrupt the daily lives of those experiencing them. As periods are a topic not always openly talked about, many don’t know what is normal and abnormal when it comes to the menstrual cycle.

For as long as people have been walking the Earth, almost 50 per cent have been menstruating. Yet it has taken thousands of years for people to accept that for us with a uterus, there’s a time of the month where our need for chocolate and panadol increases ten-fold. People who menstruate have been likened to dark witches in the Ancient Roman times meanwhile an important Hindu goddess, Kamakhya, depicted menstruating, has a festival and temple in her honour

You may have heard the words ‘menstrual leave’ circulating the internet the last few weeks but does anyone actually know what the bloody hell it is? When Zomato, a global food-delivery company based in India, announced they would be giving their staff paid leave for periods I did what every young, twenty-something would do; I dived into the comments, and boy, were there a lot.

Women’s Health Week kicks off today by highlighting the wonders down-under. The Cova Project community knows all-too-well the importance of opening conversations around periods and the inner workings of the Holy Grail.

If you menstruate, chances are you will be used to the age-old debate of tampons vs. pads, but you may have noticed a new contender on the scene. Menstrual cups have gained some well-deserved popularity in the last few years, but what are they? Are they safe? And can they really compare to tampons?

Anna Mohen regularly donates to The Cova Project and believes the non-for-profit is opening doors otherwise closed for women. “The statistics we hear are so alarming and if just donating a little bit here and there when I can will help girls and women have safe access to education then it's a no brainer for me.” The 27-year-old also agrees with The Cova Project’s founder and the goals GD Anderson is creating and achieving.

For the first time, The Cova Project has welcomed three interns into the team.

Meet Ellie, Florence and Ovie!

On any given day 800 million women in the world have their period and globally, 2.3 billion people lack basic sanitation services. This Menstrual Hygiene Day, we want to talk about it.