Now you tell me if you can do this? The day before yesterday was the 2nd day of my period.  I had a quick shower in the morning, pulled on white shorts, no underwear and left the house to take my son to the doctor. It was a quick 20 mins out and then home to get properly dressed for the day. Or so I thought…….. The doctor referred us to the ENT whom we headed straight over to and waited another hour there.  One hysterically crying child later, partly trauma and partly fear that his mum would likely strangle him, and one piece of rolled up paper removed from his ear as a momento, we headed home.  By this time I only had a chance to drop him off at the house and headed back into town for a meeting. From there to N1 City centre and then back to Vincent Pallotti to chat with a gynae about my cup.  30 plus degrees in the shade too I might add!  Oh and did I mention that of course I was wearing my cup!  Just imagine the day without it.  It was so hot, I would have been feeling really gross wearing a tampon and a pad as I usually do.  All that rushing around would have caused that constant worry about changing/leaking/unclean feeling.  That day I certainly knew how fantastic this cup really is and how it has impacted my daily life.

Today I spent this morning driving around, finding myself with alot of time to think. I came to the conclusion that I am really really excited and inspired. I am currently setting up with a municipality to distribute menstrual cups through 5 clinics. My cups will finally be going to the women who truly need them. They will have their dignity restored as these are the ladies who currently use rags, toilet paper and even newspaper at times.  I am driven to replicate this system I am setting up across South Africa and eventually the whole of the African continent. I cannot begin to imagine how their lives will be changed by just this one small product.  This ripple effect in turn alleviates the costs of the municipality in terms of health care in the clinics for infections, less demand on the water sanitation systems and sewerage systems and refuse collection will be reduced. Not to mention the cash saved on buying sanitary ware will be in their pockets and not down the toilet-so to speak. My wish is for MPower menstrual cups to impact all women of the world!