THE GLOBAL DAY TO TAKE ACTION
AGAINST PERIOD POVERTY AND STIGMA.
Period Action Day was dreamed up by PERIOD., a youth-fueled nonprofit on a mission to end period poverty and stigma once and for all.
Held annually on the second Saturday of October, people across the globe host fundraisers, advocacy rallies, educational panels, workshops, and period product packing parties.
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Period poverty is the limited or inadequate access to menstrual products or menstrual health education as a result of financial constraints or negative socio-cultural stigmas associated with menstruation.
In the United States, 1 in 4 students struggle to afford period products. -
PERIOD. is a global youth-fueled nonprofit that strives to eradicate period poverty and stigma through service, education, and advocacy. Through the distribution of menstrual products, promotion of youth leadership, and championing of menstrual equity in policy, PERIOD. aims to center those disproportionately affected by period poverty and support local efforts for menstrual equity.
Learn more here.
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