End PERiod Poverty
Period poverty takes dignity from too many girls. Pads and other period products are considered a luxury item, with most girls having access to none at all. They resort to using unsanitary old cloths, drastically affecting their health and education, while robbing them of their dignity. Through our period kits and educational material, we are giving it back. Due to the stigma that surrounds girl's periods, it is a silent battle, fought alone. Our goal is to change that.
Mission
Provide Reusable Period Kits:
In each period kit we provide the necessity items that young women need during their period, and items like laundry soap and clothespins to keep the reusable pads clean, every kit includes-
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4 reusable pads
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2 pairs of underwear
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A wet bag
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A bar of laundry soap
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A couple bars of body soap
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A couple washcloths
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A few clothespins
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Instructions for how to clean the pads
Distribute Kits:
In Texas we provide period kits to places like local shelters, soup kitchens, and community resource events supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, poverty, or just in need of support with essential period products. Globally, we collaborate with Our Future Prize and Climb Your Everest to deliver kits right into the hands of the girls with care and compassion to refugee communities and other impoverished areas, ensuring access to dignified menstrual health resources.
Educate On Period Health:
In 2026, we’re hoping to launch comprehensive period health programs as the next phase of our End Period Poverty initiative. Going beyond free menstrual products, these programs will include educational workshops, community outreach, and resources on menstrual health, hygiene, and stigma reduction. By partnering with schools, community centers, and healthcare providers, we’ll empower individuals with knowledge about their bodies, normalize conversations around menstruation, and address unspoken health concerns—fostering long-term dignity, confidence, and well-being for everyone who menstruates.
Why Ending Period Poverty Matters To Me:
As a female teen, I can’t imagine not having the resources to manage my period. When my friend, neighbor, and mentor, Ginhee Rancourt (founder of Our Future Prize), had extra suitcases for her trip the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, Africa, and asked if there was anything I wanted to send with her, I jumped at the chance to create and send period kits. With support from my neighbors, family, and friends, we got 100 for her. While I knew the kits were needed, it is impossible to put into words the passion I felt seeing the true gratefulness coming from the smiling faces of the girls in the pictures I received from Ginhee. I also received emails from a few girls, and something one said really stood out to me. She thanked me not only for the kits, but for remembering her and her community. What I didn’t realize before, is that to these young women these kits aren’t just resources, they are a message saying, “You are NOT forgotten, and you deserve these products.”
