International Day of Education - How to use a Period Cup

Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed today 24th January, as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.

Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children, youth, and adults behind.

Today, 258 million children and youth still do not attend school; 617 million children and adolescents cannot read and do basic math; less than 40% of girls in sub-Saharan Africa complete lower secondary school and some four million children and youth refugees are out of school. Their right to education is being violated and it is unacceptable.

Today, we are celebrating the fourth International Day of Education under the theme ‘Changing Course, Transforming Education’. As it was detailed in UNESCO’s recent global Futures of Education report, transforming the future requires an urgent rebalancing of our relationships with each other, with nature as well as technology that permeates our lives, bearing breakthrough opportunities while raising serious concerns for equity, inclusion, and democratic participation.

This year’s International Day of Education will be a platform to showcase the most important transformations that have to be nurtured to realise everyone’s fundamental right to education and build more sustainable, inclusive, and peaceful futures. It will generate debate around how to strengthen education as a public endeavour and common good, how to steer the digital transformation, support teachers, safeguard the plant and unlock the potential in every person to contribute to collective well-being and our shared home.

Source: https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday

In light of International Day of Education, we would like to educate people on how to use period cups.

First of all, ensure period cup is disinfected by submerging it in boiling water for ten minutes.

When you’re ready to insert the period cup, clean your hands. Get comfortable, dampen the cup under the tap, which will make it easier to insert. Fold the cup, see our diagram for different ways to fold. Then gently insert the folded cup.

Rotate the cup to ensure it springs open and creates an airtight seal that will prevent leaks.

To remove the period cup, clean hands and get comfortable again. Gently squeeze the cup base or insert a finger alongside the cup. You should be able to easily remove it. Do not just pull on the steam as this can cause discomfort. Empty the period blood into the toilet and rinse the cup. It can then be reinserted.

For more information, see our How to use section: https://www.fairsquared.co.uk/period-cup