Pilot Phase Launched: Tampons and Sanitary Pads in Campus Toilets

Dispensers - These dispensers have been installed in seven washrooms across the campus and contain free tampons and sanitary pads. Each dispenser features a QR code with a link to the online survey. Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn . The University of Bonn has become one of the first universities in North Rhine-Westphalia to provide free period products to its students. The University of Bonn has installed free period product dispensers at seven locations in an effort to make essential hygiene products accessible to all and help destroy the taboo surrounding menstruation. The aim is to eliminate financial and social inequality for period products. Irmgard Förster, Vice Rector for Equal Opportunities and Diversity, says: "The representatives from the General Students' Committee are highly committed to this project.