Posted on April 30, 2025
Every month, millions of girls and women across the country face a harsh reality—missing school, skipping work, or staying home simply because they lack access to menstrual hygiene products. This is period poverty, and it's time we do something about it.
At its core, menstruation is a natural process—but for many, it comes with shame, stigma, and a silent struggle to afford basic sanitary pads. No one should have to choose between their dignity and their education, their health and their hope. This is why we are calling on YOU to take action.
What is the Pad Drive?
The pad drive is a student-led initiative aimed at collecting sanitary pads to support young girls in under-resourced communities. Through your donations, we aim to provide menstrual hygiene products to those who need them most—so that no girl misses school, no woman loses an opportunity, and no one is made to feel less than because of a biological process.
How You Can Help:
This is your chance to be part of the solution. Here’s how:
Donate Pads: Bring unopened packs of sanitary pads to our collection points on campus. Every pad counts.
Spread the Word: Share our campaign on social media, talk to your friends, and help us break the stigma around periods.
Why It Matters?
Ending period poverty is about more than hygiene—it’s about equity, empowerment, and ensuring that every girl can participate fully in life, school, and society. Your donation is a statement: that you see them, you care, and you believe they deserve better.
Let's End Period Poverty, Together!
Join the Pad Drive today. Be the reason a girl shows up to class with confidence. Be the reason someone doesn't have to choose between food and pads. Be the change.
#PadDrive2025 | #DignityInEveryDrop | #EndPeriodPoverty
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