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Is Dignity a charity?

Is Dignity a charity?

Dignity is a Social Enterprise, that is a business for purpose or with a charitable aim.There are many ways to structure the company of a social enterprise, whether it's a charitable arm of a trust...

2017 Annual Report
Free tampons delivered to teenagers

Free tampons delivered to teenagers

For every box of tampons bought by companies through a monthly subscription service, the social enterprise Dignity will give a box to a school in need.Xero and Flick Electric are the first to sign ...

Curbing the cost of pads and tampons

Curbing the cost of pads and tampons

Businesses that subscribe to Dignity pay for tampons and pads for their staff and young girls in a buy-one-give-one model.The social enterprise was founded by Miranda Hitchings, who is currently st...

Dignified

Dignified

March 3, 2017 | by Brigid Quirke  | in News |  Dignified Two Wellington-based women are pioneering accessible sanitary products for New Zealand high schools and corporate businesses.Borne out of th...

Dignity on The Cafe

Dignity on The Cafe

To continue our inspirational stories series we're joined by two entrepreneur's from Wellington, Miranda & Jacinta who are on a mission to provide affordable and accessible sanitary items to AL...

The start-up that wants to give you free tampons

The start-up that wants to give you free tampons

With an aim to empower both women in the workplace and girls in school, two young entrepreneurs have launched a drive to provide free sanitary products through corporate partnerships. Jihee Junn ta...

Giving women dignity with 'buy one give one' scheme for pads and tampons
'Don't want this to be an issue anymore' – Two women begin sanitary product supply business to help teens in need

'Don't want this to be an issue anymore' – Two women begin sanitary product supply business to help teens in need

It was out of a student flat in Wellington that a business which sees companies supply sanitary products for female employees while donating sanitary items to schools was born.

Dignity's 5 Reasons to Apply to the Viclink Bootcamp

Dignity's 5 Reasons to Apply to the Viclink Bootcamp

We both had no idea how to start and run a business. Within three months Dignity had an operating model, a business partnership with Organic Initiative and interest from our first customer Flick El...

A cheeky Q&A with Dignity co-founders

A cheeky Q&A with Dignity co-founders

When did you start your business? Last November we started Dignity through a business accelerator over summer.  We saw a piece on the news about sanitary items being a barrier to girls in education...

Guest Blog: Elle gets REAL about workplace competition

Guest Blog: Elle gets REAL about workplace competition

So we all know that the majority of workplaces are constructed in inherently competitive ways. While we all do group projects in our classes and grad roles to try and teach us how to ‘work in a tea...