Period Positive Organizations
Menstruation is a health and financial issue. In the United States, 1 in 4 teens and 1 in 3 adults struggle to afford period products. Several non-profit organizations provide free products and education to women in the US and around the glob. A few of these organizations are listed below.
Advocacy, Education, Service. Youth-powered movement advocates for systematic change through policy to end period poverty in our lifetime. Distributes period products to communities in need, free of charge. Advocates for tax-free and easily-accessible period products.
The Pad Project's goal is to ensure that every menstruator can attend school, with access to period products and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights education.
vWe are part of a worldwide movement of similarly focused nonprofit organizations accelerating the momentum by incubating ideas and exchanging mutual aid for the common – and greater – good. The Period Project. Dignity is a necessity.
A collective of independent programs joined together to address period poverty in local communities in the U.S.
Days for Girls works to eliminate the stigma and limitations associated with menstruation so that women and girls have improved health, education and livelihoods. To date, we have reached over 3 million women and girls with our life-changing menstrual health solutions.
We provide safe and sustainable WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) services and improve menstrual health conditions. These vital necessities are the building blocks to gender equality. We believe gender equality is the key to a thriving world.