Extract from Scottish Parliament debate on Social Enterprise World Forum 2018 - Sep 11
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 08:33
Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab):...The sector has a strong
history of coming up with creative solutions to social challenges.
With my proposed member’s bill to end period poverty, I have seen
at first hand social enterprises responding creatively to that
issue in the UK and beyond. For example, I met Bharat Singh
Chaturvedi from Sanitree, which is a social enterprise that was
founded in Edinburgh to promote sustainable and stigma-free access
to period products for women and girls in...Request free trial
(Central Scotland)
(Lab):...The sector has a strong history of
coming up with creative solutions to social challenges. With my
proposed member’s bill to end period poverty, I have seen at first
hand social enterprises responding creatively to that issue in the
UK and beyond. For example, I met Bharat Singh Chaturvedi from
Sanitree, which is a social enterprise that was founded in
Edinburgh to promote sustainable and stigma-free access to period
products for women and girls in the Bhind district of India. I was pleased that the cabinet secretary
mentioned in her opening remarks the East Lothian based Hey Girls
social enterprise, as its “buy one, give one” model really helps
girls from low-income households throughout the UK. It is good to
hear that it will be involved in the Scottish Government’s free
period products scheme. I hope that universal access to period
products will follow soon, with my proposed member’s bill to end
period poverty...
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