Period Poverty

What is Period Poverty?

Inability to afford and access to period products

Lack of access to safe and clean sanitation/hygiene facilities

Lack of education on period health

Why Period Poverty Happens

Period poverty mostly occurs because of having a

low income.

If you’re only earning enough money to choose between food and shelter, then period products quickly slip down the list of priorities.

It Is A Vicious Cycle

How Period Equity Can Make A Difference

Period equity breaks the vicious cycle of poverty, raising income and socioeconomic status of women and girls

Proper period hygiene management reduce the risk of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and other health conditions

The availability of period products and proper sanitation facilities allow girls to be in school uninterrupted, granting them better opportunities and a brighter future.

Addressing discriminatory period taboos, myths & social norms highlight the basic human rights of women & girls, empowering them for equal social, economic, and political inclusion.

Access to safe, socially and culturally acceptable water & sanitation facilities ensures women and girls to manage their period safely, hygienically and with dignity

Ensuring adequate sanitation & period product disposal facilities at workplace keeps women at work, encouraging sustainable economic growth

Period equality improves girls’ and women’s access to education, job opportunities, promotions, and entrepreneurship.

Improved period health & hygiene knowledge encourage safe, clean and responsible use and disposable of period propducts

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