About

Reemi conducting Menstrual Hygiene Education sessions inside a garment factory to end global period poverty.

We can see the end of period poverty

Reemi was established in 2018 and is a registered non-profit organisation based in New Zealand. Reemi’s purpose is to provide the most culturally appropriate, high quality, low cost, reusable period products and education to people in the most complex environments.

Reemi works in partnership with local communities to co-design solutions that respond to social stigma, cultural taboos, and the practical constraints of low-resource settings. By embedding these realities into product design and education, Reemi aims to create effective, dignified, and long-lasting impact that endures well beyond distribution.

Reemi is an expression of care and compassion for the under prioritised issue of periods. We aspire to work all around the world to see change by:

Delivering high-quality, hygienic, and sustainable reusable menstrual products to those living in the most challenging circumstances.
Providing access to information about their health and menstruation in a way that is easily understood.

Underpinning these goals is a heart for those in the most complex circumstances.

Key Milestones

2018: Reemi was launched as a non-profit based in Auckland, NZ.
2019: Launched Kickstarter raising $49,000 and was awarded funding from the prestigious Humanitarian Innovation Fund from Elrha.
2020: Selected as a Finalist in the Sustainable Business Awards, 'Tech for Good' category 2020. Selected as a Finalist in the Impact Awards, 'Global' category 2020. Began accredited work with the University of Munich.
2021: Research with AS Colour and Hop Lun were implemented.
2022: Published research, presented at top-level Environmental Emergency Health Forum and Co-Founder, Emily, was named Forbes 30 under 30 in Asia for Social Impact. Implement work for people with disabilities, post-disaster with World Vision Vanuatu
2023: Developed an education campaign to successfully include men in the Garment Sector and began our partnership with Oxfam and Medair
2024: Our work expands to pilots in Somaliland, Somalia, CAR, Mali, Vanuatu, Lebanon, Gaza and South Sudan
2025: We distributed 5,000 Reemi kits to Gaza and 2,200+ to Lebanon with Oxfam. We reach 100,000 Reemi Period Underwear distributed!