Read the latest positive news, breakthroughs, and inspiring stories about period poverty, curated daily by BrightWire.
A women-owned sanitary pad factory in rural Kenya is creating jobs and making menstrual products affordable for half a million women. The ChangeMakers behind it prove local solutions beat endless donations.
Teenage girls in rural Uganda are learning to make their own reusable sanitary pads, breaking the cycle of missed school days and shame. One skill at a time, they're teaching others and transforming their communities.
A nonprofit turned newspapers into a powerful statement by printing realistic blood stains across front pages, showing what millions of South African girls use as menstrual pads. The shocking campaign is helping end a crisis that costs 240 million school days each year.
Hundreds of teenage girls in Apomu, Nigeria received free menstrual products and practical health education this week, tackling period poverty that keeps many rural students out of school. The initiative combined immediate relief with lasting knowledge about menstrual health and dignity.
Development Bank Ghana is fighting period poverty by donating sanitary towels and education to 10,000 students across northern Ghana. Some girls were still using rags due to financial constraints, missing school days and confidence along with them.
A Zimbabwe legislator is pushing for affordable menstrual products and education to keep girls in school. Her call to action addresses a barrier affecting thousands of young women across the country.
Development Bank Ghana is tackling centuries-old menstruation stigma head-on by donating over 10,000 sanitary pads to three schools and educating students that periods are completely natural. The initiative is keeping girls in classrooms and challenging harmful myths that have forced students to miss school or resort to unsafe alternatives.
A health organization is tackling period poverty in Nigeria by providing 150 students with two months of free sanitary products and education. The program aims to keep girls in school and end the stigma that forces many to miss classes.
France will reimburse reusable menstrual cups and underwear for women under 26 and those facing poverty, helping 6.7 million people starting this fall. The policy tackles period poverty by making sustainable menstrual care affordable through the country's social security system.
Ghana is fighting period poverty by distributing free sanitary pads to two million schoolgirls, from fifth grade through high school. The program aims to keep girls in class, boost their confidence, and lift financial pressure from families.
Zimbabwe is taking steps to end period poverty that forces thousands of girls to miss school each year. New policies could make sanitary products free or affordable while expanding health support for young women.
A retired Australian grandmother discovered thousands of girls miss school because they lack basic menstrual products. She built a team that's now delivered 25,000 sustainable hygiene kits to girls worldwide.