
Project initiator and HFU student Melina Blum. © HFU
Student Melina Blum and Tuttlingen student council organize feminine hygiene dispensers
Free sanitary products are now available to female students on the Tuttlingen Campus of Furtwangen University (HFU) with dispensers located in the ladies toilets. The prospective engineer Melina Blum and the Student Council of the faculty in Tuttlingen initiated and organised the project with the support of Faculty Coordinator Dr. Katharina Buß. Technical Services take care of the procurement and installation. “I've seen this at other colleges and universities. Period products are a cost factor for women which we can compensate for in this way,” says Melina Blum about her initiative, and continues, ”At the same time, I want to remove the taboos surrounding periods and empower women in technical professions. It would be great to see others join in”.