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Idaho Company Addresses Period Poverty With Reusable Products

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SAALT period cup

When talking to families in to Venezuela, Cherie Hoeger found that women there did not have access to reliable menstrual hygiene products. This inspired her to custom build a menstrual cup that can be cleaned and re-used for distribution to economically disadvantaged women around the world. Cherie joins us with her partner, Amber Sawson, to describe the role of their Idaho-based company, Saalt.

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