307. Sharing the dignity towards menstrual equity and eradicating period poverty, with changemaker, Rochelle Courtenay

“I started Share the Dignity because somebody bloody had to do it. And it was just something that should never have been around.”

 

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to the wonderful Rochelle Courtenay, the Founder & Managing Director of Share The Dignity, on leading volunteer armies, witnessing female trauma inside prison, and eradicating period poverty.

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Rochelle is the Founder and Managing Director of Share the Dignity, a national charity founded in 2015 with the mission to ensure that everyone is afforded the dignity in life that so many of us take for granted.

The statistics on women who experience or are at risk of homelessness, domestic violence or poverty are quite astounding and Rochelle is passionate about advocating for change and creating long-term solutions.

The charity is powered by over 6,000 volunteers and Rochelle’s contagious spirit, and has collected and distributed over 4 million period products through multiple initiatives across Australia.

She has received accolades for her work including Finalist Australian of the Year, Cosmopolitan Humanitarian of the Year and Pride of Australia.

Also, please get involved with Share The Dignity’s Christmas appeal campaign, #ItsInTheBag - and help make this Christmas brighter for vulnerable women and girls.

In this episode we talk about:

✅  Why her short time in prison allowed her to be the person she is today

✅  The heartbreaking stories of women whose dignity had been compromised, and what spurred her to be the one to be the changemaker

✅  How Share the Dignity was born, has pivoted and how it is carefully structured as a volunteer-led army, and

✅  Why she believes her health is her wealth and how she consciously invests her time.

Connecting with Rochelle Courtenay

You can connect with Rochelle via LinkedIn and via her charity’s website.

Books and resources

• What Happened to You - by Oprah Winfrey

• Share The Dignity - It’s In The Bag Christmas Appeal

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