Period Poverty
Going to an all-girls school, our club especially has empathy and compassion for other women affected by period poverty.
Learn more below about what we talked about, and the resources we used.
"Girls Learn International (GLI) empowers and educates middle and high school students to advocate for human rights, equality, and universal education in the U.S. and around the world. Student-to-student, and student-to-parent, GLI is building a movement of informed advocates for universal girls’ education and a new generation of leaders and activists for social change. "
"The Pad Project’s mission is to create and cultivate local and global partnerships to end period stigma and to empower women and all menstruators worldwide. "
"Period poverty is a lack of access to menstrual products, education, hygiene facilities, waste management, or a combination of these. It affects an estimated 500 million people worldwide."
"Bras and period products are frequently overlooked as essential items of donation to public facilities, including homeless shelters, foster care homes, correctional facilities, and transitional housing programs. It is our goal to alleviate this disparity by collecting bras, menstrual care, and general hygiene products and distributing them to people who need them."