A Newport-based organisation is giving out free sanitary products in a pilot scheme to help tackle period poverty.
Feed Newport, based in Pill, has announced it will be providing sanitary products free of charge to individuals who may otherwise struggle to afford them.
"We know that period poverty exists," said Tariq Khan, director of Feed Newport, a not-for-profit community interest company, helps individuals in food poverty.
"We know it exists in the homeless community. We've heard horror stories of people using socks and God knows what. And for a case of 33 pence or whatever it is, surely we can find some sort of budget."
Mr Khan explained that the organisation had the idea to start helping individuals experiencing period poverty after Scotland announced it had become the first nation to provide free and universal access to period products in November.
"Scotland have passed a law that sanitary products will be completely free, which is wonderful. What we want to do is lead the way [in Wales]," said Mr Khan.
"Through our pilot project, we'll be offering free sanitary products to anyone who needs them."
In January this year, the Welsh Government announced it was committing more than £3.3 million towards tackling period poverty in Wales, with local authorities each being allocated a £220,000 fund to help them provide free period products to women and girls who may otherwise be unable to afford them.
However, Mr Khan wants to see things go a step further - hoping to see free, universal access to period products becoming law in Wales.
He hopes that through organisations such as Feed Newport trialling out schemes such as this, people in Wales will lend their support to pass similar legislation to Scotland, which passed 'The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act' on November 24.
"Hopefully it will have a domino effect," he said.
"If Scotland can do it, there's no reason why Wales can't follow suit. I think you would have the backing of the public."
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Elsewhere in Wales, Caerphilly council also announced on Tuesday that free "period dignity packs" are now available at all libraries in the local authority.
Discussing how long Feed Newport intends to keep its scheme running, Mr Khan said: "The thought is, until Wales comes in line with Scotland."
