{"id":94,"date":"2021-12-22T10:42:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T10:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2025-02-24T06:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T06:45:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"hero default\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\tas social enterprise of the year\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><span class=\"cherry\">we break records, boundaries and bias<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"scrolling-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"scrolling-text-line top js-scrolling-line-top\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"scrolling-text-line middle js-scrolling-line-middle\" dir=\"rtl\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"scrolling-text-line bottom js-scrolling-line-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h1\">social enterprise of the year<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-image-content container-fluid no-gutters\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t<div class=\"image-content row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 image-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-img image-treatment no-treatment\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture alt=\"\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-640x659-cc.png 1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-1280x1318-cc.png 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-292x292-cc.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-292x292-cc.png 1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-584x584-cc.png 2.000x\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-292x292-cc.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-292x292-cc.png 1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-584x584-cc.png 2.000x\" alt=\"Cartoon Image of thre Three Hey Girls CIC founders\" width=\"640\" height=\"659\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 content-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\">welcome to hey girls&#8230;<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Hey Girls we are revolutionising periods as the only social enterprise that donates 100% of our profit to funding the fight to eradicate period poverty and lobby for period dignity across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>In under 5 years, we have become the main provider of period products to the local authorities throughout the UK, delivered on huge corporate accounts and won tender contracts over big commercial names.<\/p>\n<p>We are proud to be female lead and the only company to match our product sales exactly as donations &#8211; when you buy one, we donate one.<\/p>\n<p>We distribute donations via our UK wide community partner network who work on the frontline to support vulnerable people.<\/p>\n<p>As social enterprise of the year, we break records, boundaries, and bias when it comes to period equality to ensure everyone has access to sustainable products and inclusive education \u2013 for free!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"buttons\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"\/news\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur news\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button secondary\" href=\"\/about\/meet-the-team\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet the team\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Uo-QkbHt-FA\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch our video\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"newsletter-callout-bar orange\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"no-margin\">Feeling inspired? 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class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>it all started with 500,000 period pads&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Our first container of 500,000 period pads arrives into the UK, and Hey Girls launches online with bamboo and corn-starch pads.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2018-2\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>First products sent to schools&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>West Lothian schools became our first recipient of free period products for pupils in Scotland.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2018-3\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Our first donation goes to&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">Young Women Scotland become our first donation partner, receiving free period pads to distribute to their community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2018-4\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Virgin Start Ups Winner!<\/h2>\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">Hey Girls wins the Virgin Start Ups Scottish Business of the Year, and were thrilled<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"> to be the winner of this fantastic award and to be mentored by Sir Richard Branson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2018-5\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>First supermarkets to stock our products&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">Waitrose and Asda become first two supermarket to stock Hey Girls products. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">We went live in both supermarket giants UK-wide with a double page spread in the Metro to raise awareness of Period Poverty in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2019-1\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Pads4Dads is created&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Let\u2019s not leave men out of the conversation. Education packs and resources designed to educate men on periods and how to have difficult conversations with support from actor and activist Michael Sheen.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2019-2\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Working with Scottish Government&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">Hey Girls works with Scottish Government to provide free products to pupils and students across the country.\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">Pitched against the big end of town &#8211; we win the Washroom Solutions contact for Scotland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2019-3\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>One million donations!<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Hey Girls reached a massive milestone of over 1 million period product donations!<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2020-1\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Periods are a Big Issue!<\/h2>\n                                    <p>In collaboration with Big Issue Magazine, we published the first ever supplement all about periods! Our magazine take over was devoted to putting an end to period poverty, stomping out stigmas and encouraging environmental activism.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2020-2\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Sanitary or UNsanitary\u2026 <\/h2>\n                                    <p>In a national campaign alongside advertising giants Adam and Eve, we changed the name of our products from \u2018sanitary pads\u2019 to \u2018period pads\u2019. We gained news coverage across the country for our creative work taking over supermarket shelves with the unsanitary items people living in period poverty are having to use.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2020-3\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Period Dignity Movement&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Hey Girls encourage businesses across the UK to improve their period dignity. So far we have 65 businesses improving their workplaces and washroom facilities.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2020-4\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>#YouAreNotAlone<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Hey Girls community stands in solidarity to show their support for the \u2018You Are Not Alone\u2019 campaign supporting those who are facing Domestic Abuse.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2020-5\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Home Pack Scheme created&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In response to the global pandemic, we created a \u2018home pack\u2019 service which ensured people could still access free period care even if they couldn\u2019t leave home. Working closely with councils across Scotland and Wales we were able to get over 880,000 period kits to those that needed it.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2020-6\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>10 million donations!<\/h2>\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">Hey Girls reached a massive milestone of over 10 million period product donations!\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2020-7\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Don&#8217;t rush to flush&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>We were the first company to advertise \u2018do not flush\u2019 on our period products. With the support of Scottish Water, our campaign encouraged people to think before they flush, saving tonnes of waste heading into our oceans and millions of pounds worth of water blockages.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2020-8\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Period friendly business&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>We launch MyPeriod.org.uk, a space for employers to test their period policies &#8211; awarding top employers with Gold, Silver or Bronze certification as a period friendly business, alongside tips on how to improve the workplace experience for their menstruating staff.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2020-9\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Free periods for Scotland&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Scotland made history passing the Free Provision Act. After years of campaigning, the hard work of many organisations, strong female leaders and campaigners finally paid off.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2021-1\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Do It In Your Pants TV campaign with Sky&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>The launch of our sustainable period pant range saw us working with Sky to create a TV advertising campaign that encouraged the use of reusable period products.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2021-2\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>#SeeingRed\u202f <\/h2>\n                                    <p>Our Seeing Red campaign was designed to make people angry about period poverty. Check it out <a href=\"\/shop\/my-period-cards-shop\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2021-3\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Our first Lunch &#038; Learn&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>We rolled out a \u2018lunch and learn\u2019 initiative to bring together our donation partners to tackle period poverty as one. We share education, listen to ideas, and develop our practices to support members of their communities the best we can.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2021-4\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Finalists at COP 26&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Hey Girls made it to the top 5 of the Heroes of Net Zero award at COP 26 Global Climate Conference. We were recognised for our efforts in going green with the design of our zero waste packaging on reusable products.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2021-5\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>20 million donations!<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Hey Girls reached a massive milestone of over 20 million period product donations!<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2021-6\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>150 donation partners!<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Hey Girls now works with 150 donation partners to get our donated products to those that need it most.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2022-1\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>World first app launched: PickUpMyPeriod<\/h2>\n                                    <p>In a world first, we developed an app that allowed people all over Scotland to locate free period products in over 700 public locations. In collaboration with Scottish Government, people can find products on the move, closest to home and even filter to product type to access disposable and reusable period care for free.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2022-2\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Free Vend Dispenser launch&#8230;<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Encouraging barrier free access to period care continues with the launch of our very popular \u2018free vend\u2019 wall dispenser. No monetary transactions take place meaning employees, customers and member of the public can access plastic free period pads and tampons as they need.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-entry\" data-entry=\"2022-3\">\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <p class=\"no-margin d-md-none\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <h2>Say Hey to Australia!<\/h2>\n                                    <p>With 1 in 4 Australians unable to afford the period care they need, we have expanded into Sydney where Co Founder Bec is taking on period poverty in one of the worlds most expensive countries.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div 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            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 vertical-content-wrap\">\n                    <div class=\"vertical-content-carousel-content\">\n                                                        <div class=\"vertical-slide-content\">\n                                    <h3>from a kitchen table start up, to a multi-award-winning enterprise\u2026<\/h3>\n                                    <p>Our products, services and passionate team have won more awards than any other social enterprise, recognised globally as the sustainable social enterprise to look out for. As a community interest company, we aren\u2019t influenced by fat-cat shareholders and put people and purpose above profit.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"vertical-slide-content\">\n                                    <h3>we lobby for period equality across the UK\u2026<\/h3>\n                                    <p>Our no-nonsense approach to improving period equality for everyone saw us play a key role in changing laws in Scotland and England, becoming the first social enterprise to receive recognition at COP26 and donate an incredible 42 million products to people in need so far. We believe that access to period products and education is a right, not a privilege. This is why we will always provide training and learning resources for free.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"vertical-slide-content\">\n                                    <h3>we supply a majority of Scottish local authorities, alongside big businesses, several colleges and universities\u2026<\/h3>\n                                    <p>Working with almost 80 councils and multiple business customers like Heathrow Airport, Network Rail, Anglian Water and the NHS, we\u2019ve been able to champion equality for workplaces and communities, breaking down barriers for staff and aiding compliance with environmental sustainability goals for huge organisations that want to improve period dignity.<\/p>\n<p>Long lasting relationships with service industry giants Lyreco, Mitie and CBRE to name just a few, proves that social enterprise suppliers can keep up with the competition, deliver social impact and even do it better!<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"scroll\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/themes\/heygirls\/assets\/images\/arrow-down-red.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"Scroll\" \/><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-image-content container-fluid no-gutters\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t<div class=\"image-content row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 image-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-img image-treatment no-treatment\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture alt=\"\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117547\/Stockbridge-Library-PUMP-App-Location-Bageshri-Hasabnis-640x658-cc.jpeg 1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117547\/Stockbridge-Library-PUMP-App-Location-Bageshri-Hasabnis-1031x1061-cc.jpeg 1.612x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117547\/Stockbridge-Library-PUMP-App-Location-Bageshri-Hasabnis-292x292-cc.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117547\/Stockbridge-Library-PUMP-App-Location-Bageshri-Hasabnis-292x292-cc.jpeg 1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117547\/Stockbridge-Library-PUMP-App-Location-Bageshri-Hasabnis-584x584-cc.jpeg 2.000x\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117547\/Stockbridge-Library-PUMP-App-Location-Bageshri-Hasabnis-292x292-cc.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117547\/Stockbridge-Library-PUMP-App-Location-Bageshri-Hasabnis-292x292-cc.jpeg 1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117547\/Stockbridge-Library-PUMP-App-Location-Bageshri-Hasabnis-584x584-cc.jpeg 2.000x\" alt=\"tampon display stand in Stockbridge Library\" width=\"640\" height=\"658\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 content-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\">the people we help, are why we exist&#8230;<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A community partner is a group or organisation that receives our matched products as donations to distribute to the communities they work with. Without them, our donations wouldn\u2019t get to those that need them. <\/p>\n<p>We work with 400 partners across the UK, from food banks, charities, shelters and community initiates.<br \/>\nThese organisations work day and night to get product into the hands of those who need our support most. <\/p>\n<p>Since launching Hey Girls in 2018, we have donated over 30 million period products across the UK.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"buttons\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/community-partners\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity Partners\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/donate\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMake a donation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"buttons-image-callout theme-regular\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"buttons-image-callout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;re certified by Social Enterprise UK, the national membership body for social enterprises. <\/p>\n<p>Social enterprises are businesses with a social or environmental mission; when they profit, society profits. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-img image-treatment no-treatment\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture alt=\"\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/118247\/Artboard-1-500x500-cc.png 1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/118247\/Artboard-1-500x500-cc.png 1.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/118247\/Artboard-1-300x300-cc.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/118247\/Artboard-1-300x300-cc.png 1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/118247\/Artboard-1-500x500-cc.png 1.667x\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/118247\/Artboard-1-300x300-cc.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/118247\/Artboard-1-300x300-cc.png 1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/118247\/Artboard-1-500x500-cc.png 1.667x\" alt=\"Certified Social Enterprise Logo Black and White\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"stats-highlight\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"stats-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i style=\"color: #212121;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: 14.6667px\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2\">Hey Girls is incorporated as a Community Interest Company. Hey Girls has applied to the Community Interest Company Regulator to amend the objects set out in its Articles of Association to ensure that it is authorised to assist girls and young women worldwide, and not only in the UK. This statement is made to bring the proposed alteration to the notice of those persons affected by Hey Girls\u2019 activities (being its customers, commercial partners and beneficiaries), in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Community Interest Company Regulations 2005.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"conversation-grid-wrap\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container text-center\">\n\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\">Join the conversation&#8230;<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"conversation-grid-scroll\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"conversation-grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"conversation-grid-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/news\/\" class=\"item text theme-blue\" title=\"see what we've been up to with the latest news from hey girls...\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"no-margin\">see what we&#8217;ve been up 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1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-600x600-cc.png 2.000x\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-300x300-cc.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-300x300-cc.png 1.000x,https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/117490\/CHARACTERS-transparent-600x600-cc.png 2.000x\" alt=\"Cartoon Image of thre Three Hey Girls CIC founders\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"conversation-grid-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyGirlsUK\/\" class=\"item social theme-pink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\u201cwe want to get people having conversations that do away with stigma and taboos around menstruation and ultimately help to end UK period poverty.\u201d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\"><path d=\"M43.457 13.233a15.624 15.624 0 0 1-4.485 1.206 7.763 7.763 0 0 0 3.428-4.292 15.348 15.348 0 0 1-4.943 1.881 7.8 7.8 0 0 0-13.478 5.329 8.765 8.765 0 0 0 .193 1.784 22.14 22.14 0 0 1-16.059-8.15 7.8 7.8 0 0 0 2.407 10.416A7.849 7.849 0 0 1 7 20.419v.1a7.789 7.789 0 0 0 6.245 7.644 8.269 8.269 0 0 1-2.05.265 9.718 9.718 0 0 1-1.47-.121 7.8 7.8 0 0 0 7.281 5.4 15.6 15.6 0 0 1-9.668 3.328 15.963 15.963 0 0 1-1.881-.1 22 22 0 0 0 11.959 3.5c14.323 0 22.159-11.862 22.159-22.158 0-.338 0-.675-.024-1.013a16.728 16.728 0 0 0 3.906-4.031z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h6 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