Text PAD2026 to 707070 to donate
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Text PAD2026 to 707070 to donate ⚫
JOIN THE GLOBAL DAY TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST PERIOD POVERTY AND STIGMA.
Period Action Day is the moment when the movement comes together around a shared goal:
donate 1 million period products and fund the work that keeps change moving all year long.
Held annually on the second Saturday of October, people across the globe take action by hosting fundraisers, advocacy rallies, educational panels, workshops, and packing parties. Every event, every dollar, every box packed moves us closer to that million product goal and future where having a period never gets in the way of fully participating in life.
Dreamed up by PERIOD., a youth-fueled nonprofit on a mission to end period poverty and stigma once and for all, our 8th annual Period Action Day took place on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Thank you to everyone who showed up.
The action isn’t over: events are still happening in communities around the world, and there’s still time to join one, host your own, or give.
People everywhere are hosting fundraisers, advocacy panels, workshops, and packing parties — every event and product packed counts toward the million.
Donate products to meet today's need, and give to help build a future where that need no longer stands in the way of opportunity.
THE MILLION METER.
Counting up how many period products we can donate.
This total is pulled from the Million Meter impact form that hosts send us. The Million Meter impact form
is how hundreds of separate events become one number. You report your products and participants, and we tally it all together. Report your impact here»
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Sign up for the social crew and we'll send you key messages, stats, and post ideas ahead of October 10. Select creators will be invited to co-post an Instagram collab with us. Sign up here»
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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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Select creators will be invited to collab. Sign up here to be a part of the social media amplification crew»
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