Belgium's government has pledged €200,000 to an ongoing campaign to make women's hygiene products more accessible to all.
The cash will be split between two organisations, the Women's Council and the Conseil Francophones des Femmes de Belgique, to work towards ending period poverty for the many women who consider tampons and sanitary pads a luxury - rather than an easy-to-access necessity.
"We must break the taboo of menstruation," said Belgian Minister for Poverty Reduction Karine Lalieux. "A woman should not choose between food for her family or purchasing hygiene aids. The fight against this menstrual insecurity is therefore a collective fight."