Organisation

Sew On Period Care

Purpose

Frustrated by commercial, plastic-laden, mainstream period products, one of Sew On's goals is to educate people about healthier alternatives. Period care solutions don't need to be purchased but can be made inexpensively by sewing reusable pads. Sew On encourages people to rethink their period management and consider starting their own sewing groups to make pads for their local communities. 

Description

Sew On want to educate the community about these healthier alternatives, as they have discovered that period care solutions can be made inexpensively by sewing reusable pads. This encourages people to rethink period management and to consider starting their own sewing groups, to make pads for local communities. 

As a Sew On Campaigner/ Strategy Developers you will:

• Further develop Sew On Period Care's existing ideas and communicate their message to the public
  (verbally to different groups, in person and also electronically/online (e.g. social media))

• You will be provided with some guidance to get started

• You will also have some freedom to advocate and share the message to target groups

• You will contact relevant groups of people to spread awareness about their project

• You must be good at implementing strategies

• You must have good communication skills and be able to self-organise

What do you get out of participating with Sew On?

• You will be helping Sew On with its goal to remove stigma around periods by reaching as many people as possible with an alternative

• If you have background and connections with Maori, Pacific or Pakeha, you will be helping Sew On to reach the needs of each group

• You will be helping to facilitate access to a hygienic, affordable and sustainable product for the benefit of all

Requirements

1. You must be good at developing and implementing strategies

2. Friendly and approachable

3. Able to share the Sew On vision and mission to groups

4. Have effective written and verbal communication skills

5. Able to self-organise

6. Knowledge and experience of online/social media platforms will be an advantage

7. If you have community connections as Maori, Pacific or Pakeha, this will be helpful when customising actions

Time commitment

This would be great for 2 or three hours a week or more (they are planning to start over the summer)
To start, it might be helpful to have a weekly or bi-weekly meeting in a steering group. The sewers are meeting Mondays in the morning and in the evening. Monday would be a good day to catch up with us.

How to apply

Email Christine Keller at christine@sewonperiodcare.org

Please copy (cc) volunteer@otago.ac.nz into your application email.