Period poverty: the statistics around the world
Learn about period poverty, the statistics, and how it affects women, girls and people who menstruate around the world: from the UK, to New Zealand, to Kenya.
Read moreBeth, 16, is a south Sudanese refugee now living in Uganda, who has learned how to make reusable sanitary pads at an ActionAid workshop. Photo: Esther Mbabazi / ActionAid
Learn about period poverty, the statistics, and how it affects women, girls and people who menstruate around the world: from the UK, to New Zealand, to Kenya.
Read moreStore all your period essentials in this custom-designed 'share a better period' pouch. Photo: ActionAid
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