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9.2 Million Adults Suffer from Hygiene Poverty.¹

Help transform lives with hygiene & care.

Donate or recycle new or unused
products to support communities in need.
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Physical Donations

Drop products at donation-bins in a handful of Thames Valley stores.

Locations coming soon! 

Handing Pantyliner

Financial Donations

Donate one off or monthly via JustGiving and join

 EasyFundraising to support us further.

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Online Donations

Donate new or unused products online .

How can you help?

UK poverty levels have risen leading many families and individuals to need everyday support. 

As of 2025, there is an estimated 9.2 million adults suffering from hygiene poverty in the UK.²

How widespread is hygiene poverty in the UK?

Hygiene and safety products
Hand Wash
Hand Wash
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Hygiene poverty is the inability to access everyday products to maintain personal hygiene, cleanliness,  or grooming.

What is hygiene poverty?

Hygiene is a prerequisite to health, dignity, and wellbeing. 

Hygiene poverty is often considered a precursor to other forms of deprivation and poverty, and has significant physical and mental health impacts.³

Why is it important to address hygiene poverty?

Pads and tampons
How does Productive help?

1. New & unused product donations

There are multiple ways to donate new and unused toiletries or personal hygiene  products. 

2. Product-kits

We sort, check, and create 'product-kits'. Each kit contains a selection of donated products packed into discreet, sustainable washbags. The bags are labelled with their contents and can be returned for cleaning and reuse, or kept for repurposing. 

3. Distribute to existing trusted networks

We will distribute 'product-kits' through trusted networks across the Thames Valley region, leveraging existing relationships to ensure support reaches those who need it most.

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What products should I donate?

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Who We Are
Productive is a small UK-registered charity dedicated to alleviating hygiene poverty in the Thames Valley. We assemble ‘product-kits’ filled with essential toiletries and personal hygiene items, working in partnership with local service providers to ensure they reach those in need.
Everyone deserves the chance to feel clean, confident, and cared for.
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Aisling Corr,
Founder & Trustee
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