Media Release – Canadian Innovation Revolutionizes Menstrual Health Worldwide with the Bfree Cup
Proudly made in Canada, the Bfree Cup eliminates the need to boil water to sterilize menstrual products - a barrier in many water-scarce regions.
The Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT) is designed to support Canadian small and medium-sized organizations (SMOs) testing innovative solutions that advance gender equality in the Global South. FIT's goal is to cultivate a working environment in which SMOs are empowered to experiment, fail, adapt, and try again.
Jane*, a mother of four in Zimbabwe, was facing exhaustion. In addition to caring for her smaller children, cooking for her family and managing her household, she received a daily list of tasks from her husband. She spent several hours every day weeding crops, gathering firewood and fetching water, without any assistance or appreciation from…
Organization : St. Mary's Road United Church
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Waterlution is engaging 18 to 39-year-old women from two economically impoverished, predominantly Black, peri-urban informal settlements in…
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The testing project brings together post-secondary students and Elders from Lusaka, Zambia and First Nations, Metis and Inuit youth and…
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This innovative solution is engaging women farmers as participants in addressing local nutritional needs, marginalization and livelihood…
Learn MoreProudly made in Canada, the Bfree Cup eliminates the need to boil water to sterilize menstrual products - a barrier in many water-scarce regions.
The Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT) is awarding over $1.7 Million in funding to 10 small and medium organizations (SMOs) from across Canada who are using innovation to improve the lives of women and girls around the world.