Here is a list of charities helping to combat period poverty across the globe.
INTERNATIONAL
- Women’s Environmental Network
wen.org.uk - Binti International
bintiperiod.org/take-action - Days for Girls
daysforgirls.org - Empowering Women Period.
empoweringwomenperiod.org - HappyPeriod
hashtaghappyperiod.org - Hygiene and You
hygieneandyou.com - Mino Period
minoperiod.com - Your Time Foundation
yourtimefoundation.com
AFRICA
- The African Coalition for Menstrual Health Management
twitter.com/AfriCoMHM
ETHIOPIA
- Dignity Period
dignityperiod.org - Ethiopiaid Ireland
ethiopiaid.ie
KENYA
MALAWAI
- Supreme Sanitary Pads
suprememalawi.com
NIGERIA
- Health Aid for All Initiative
hafai.org
RWANDA
- SHE Enterprises
sheinnovates.com
SIERRA LEONE
- One Girl
onegirl.org.au
SOUTH AFRICA
- Girl Movement
girlmovement.co.za
UGANDA
- AFRIpads
afripadsfoundation.org - Girl Power Pads
twitter.com/GirlPowerUg - WoMena
womena.dk
ZIMBABWE
- Sanitary Aid Zimbabwe
twitter.com/SanitaryZ
AUSTRALIA
- The Clams (donations at events)
theclams.com.au (Melbourne) - Ethiopiaid Australia
ethiopiaid.org.au - The Period Project
theperiodproject.org.au - The Rough Period
theroughperiod.org (New South Wales) - Share the Dignity
sharethedignity.com.au/axethetax
CANADA
- Ethiopiaid Canada
ethiopiaid.ca - Femme International
femmeinternational.org - Mother Nature Partnership
mothernaturepartnership.org - Dignity Projects – Aisle
periodaisle.com/pages/dignity-projects - The Period Purse
theperiodpurse.com - Red Bindi Organization for Menstrual Health
redbindi.org
INDIA
- Aakar Innovations
aakarinnovations.com - The Pad Project
thepadproject.org - Pasand
pasand.org - SheWings
shewings.com - Shomota
shomota.com
NEW ZEALAND
- Dignity
dignitynz.com - Feel Good Period
facebook.com/fgperiod (Wellington) - KidsCan
kidscan.org.nz/our-work/health-for-kids - kidspot
kidspot.co.nz/health/tacking-action-period-poverty - The Period Place
https://www.theperiodplace.co.nz - Shine
2shine.org.nz/i-want-to-help- others/donating-items (Auckland) - SPINZS
spinzs.co.nz - United Sustainable Sisters
tamakiwrap.org.nz/projects-1
UK & IRELAND
- Irise International
irise.org.uk - Plan International UK
plan-uk.org - The Red Box Project
redboxproject.org
ENGLAND
Bolton
- FemCura
facebook.com/FemcuraUK - Free Period UK
twitter.com/freeperioduk
London
- Bloody Good Period
bloodygoodperiod.com - Period.
twitter.com/PeriodCharity
Manchester
- The Crimson Wave
twitter.com/CrimsonWaveOrg - Every Month
everymonthcampaign.org - Poverty in Periods
povertyinperiods.wordpress.com
Milton Keynes
- Girl Pack MK
instagram.com/girlpack.uk
Sheffield
- The Homeless Period Appeal Sheffield
facebook.com/homelessperiodappeal
Southampton
- The Homeless Period
thehomelessperiod.co.uk
South Tyneside
- The Period Poverty Project
facebook.com/ theperiodpovertyproject
Staffordshire
- Period Power
periodpower.co.uk
Stevenage
- A Bloody Good Cause
abloodygoodcause.wordpress.com
Wolverhampton
- The Homeless Period Wolverhampton
facebook.com/homelessperiodwolverhampton
Wrexham
- WINGS Wrexham
facebook.com/wingswrexham
York
- The Lunar Project
facebook.com/lunarprojectyork
NORTHERN IRELAND
- The Homeless Period Belfast
facebook.com/TheHomelessPeriodBelfast - The Homeless Period Mid Ulster
facebook.com/homelessperiodmidulster
SCOTLAND
- Hey Girls UK
heygirls.co.uk
Edinburgh
- Bleedin’ Saor
bleedinsaor.com - The Homeless Period Edinburgh
facebook.com/homelessperiodedinburgh - Simon Community Period Friendly Points
simonscotland.org/period-friendly
Wales
- Periods in Poverty
twitter.com/DignityCaerdydd - STOPP
https://twitter.com/swansperiodpov
USA
- Girls Helping Girls Period
girlshelpinggirlsperiod.org
Georgia (Atlanta)
- Code Red
coderedco.org
Massachusetts (Boston)
- Hope and Comfort
hopeandcomfort.org
Michigan (Lansing)
- Helping Women Period
helpingwomenperiod.org
New Mexico (Albuquerque)
- Women2Be
women2be.org
New York
- Project Pixie
iheartprojectpixie.org (tri-state area) - RACKET
weracket.com (New York City)
Ohio (Cleveland)
- Period Partner
periodpartner.org
Oregon (Portland)
- Periodic, Inc.
periodicinc.com
Rhode Island (Providence)
- UnTabooed
twitter.com/UnTabooed
South Carolina
- Homeless Period Project
homelessperiodproject.org
Washington, DC
- BRAWS
BRAWS.org - I Support the Girls
isupportthegirls.org
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