Assessing the effectiveness of NGO-led initiatives in the menstrual hygiene needs of Ukrainian female refugees in Poland: post-2022 invasion
Journal: DSpace repository (University of Tartu)
Year: 2025

In this study, the extent to which non-governmental organizations (NGOs) effectively provide menstrual hygiene products and services to Ukrainian female refugees in Poland after the Russian invasion in 2022 is examined. It highlights how gender, health, and humanitarian response are intertwined and criticizes the omission of NGOs as active players in meeting the menstrual demands of these refugee women. Using a framework of feminist humanitarian theory, the study looks at how NGOs contributed to