HIGH POINT, N.C. – As tampon shortages continue across the country, a Triad nonprofit is encouraging women to consider sustainable menstrual products for both their health and the health of the environment. 

Divine Drops educates and empowers women of all ages about their menstrual cycles. Founder and president Mikaela Ingram’s goal is to help women around the world access needed products that are also sustainable and reusable. 

“It landed in my heart in 2019 when I was in Asia, and I met a group of girls at an orphanage that were missing school because they did not have products,” Ingram said. 

The nonprofit estimates that 12 billion pads and 7 billion tampons wind up in landfills across America every year.

Ingram has a whole trailer of reusable options including menstrual cups, fabric pads and period underwear to cut down on what ends up in the trash. While the environment is a huge priority, Ingram said her main focus is to support women as they make the healthiest choices for themselves. 

“None of this is ever to … shame people, but really just to help them reconnect back to source. Back with their own body, their own blood and finding a way that they can make something beautiful out of an experience that’s not always comfortable for everybody," Ingram said. 

Divine Drops is seeking volunteers and donations to help women across the world get information and products they need.