Women

helping

Women

be

Women

When women thrive, all of society

benefits, and succeeding

generations are given a better

start in life.

-- Kofi Annan

Remember your first

period?

Did YOUfeel: haPpy

nErvous

poweRful

excIted

prOud

scareD?

Imagine if:

your family

your town

your city

your community

your home

madeYOUfeel…

POISONED

ALONE

CURSED

DIRTY

TABOO

ASHAMED

Now imagine what would it have

been like if YOU didn’t have

a tampon, maxi pad,

napkin, or toilet paper...

…and YOU had to use:

Newspaper rags blankets

leaves dirt

tree bark mudsponges

AND YOUcouldn’t go to school

because of your period.

UNICEF estimates that

1 in every 10 girls

in Sub-Saharan Africa

misses school during their period

or drops out because of it (2008).

This can add up to

5 years

of missed education

over a lifetime

Women and girls in developing

nations across the world face these

challenges every month

Misinformed attitudes about

menstruation and

a lack of feminine products

leave girls feeling

embarrassed and ashamed

about their bodies…

It’s time

WOMEN around the world

work together

to understand

EMPOWERMENT

PERIOD.

GET EDUCATED

GET INVOLVED

HELP EMPOWER

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Women's

empowerment is

intertwined with

respect for human

rights.-- MahnazAfkhami