'I used to cut nappies up': 'Period poverty' in focus at Leeds conferencepublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
The country's first ever summit to tackle "period poverty" has been held in Leeds.
It follows revelations girls have been missing school because they can't afford sanitary protection.
The Freedom4Girls charity was contacted by a school in Leeds earlier this year, after it became concerned about teenage girls' attendance.
Sarah, who lives in Leeds, says she used to improvise because she couldn't afford to buy the products she needed: