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5 South African Celebrities Tackling Period Poverty
From Bonang Matheba to Mihlali Ndamase, they’re using their platforms to help make change.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
Period poverty impacts many of the UN’s Global Goals, from gender equality, to education access, to good health and well-being. Bringing an end to period poverty starts with menstrual education and access to sanitary products for all people who menstruate, and having prominent people bring awareness to the issue contributes significantly to eradicating it. Join the movement and take action on this issue here.
Period poverty is a prevalent issue in South Africa, where there remains a large number of people who don t have access to menstrual education or sanitary products.
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Kate Nash
Kate Marie Nash (born 6 July 1987) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and actress. Nash rose to prominence in the UK with the sleeper hit Foundations (2007). Her debut album,
Made of Bricks, peaked at number 1 in the UK and number 36 in the US. Nash won the award for Best British Female Artist at the 2008 Brit Awards.
Her second studio album,
My Best Friend Is You, was released in 2010 and reached the top 10 in both the UK and Germany. The album s lead single, Do-Wah-Doo , peaked at number 15 in the UK, becoming her fourth UK Top 40 single.
Nash self-released her third studio album,