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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claire Hayhurst

Organisation sewing reusable sanitary pads for refugees gets charity status

An organisation started by a student sewing reusable period pads for refugees in her kitchen during the coronavirus lockdown has received charity status.

Ella Lambert, 23, from Chelmsford in Essex, was a languages student at the University of Bristol when she learned to stitch using YouTube videos.

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