How to make your own reusable sanitary pads
Follow our simple guide to make your own eco-friendly, reusable sanitary pads - the same method used by women we work with around the world.
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Belyne, a workshop leader at the Girls camp leads sessions on how to make reusable period pads. . Photo: Christie Ntwari/ActionAid
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27% of 18 to 24-year-olds in the UK say they are struggling to afford period products like tampons. Photo: Karolina Grabowska
Cost of living: UK period poverty rose from 12% to 21% in a year in 2023
An ActionAid poll in 2023 found that the number of UK women and people who menstruate who are struggling to afford period products has risen from 12% to 21% in one year.
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What are the ceremonies, rituals and celebrations that cultures perform to mark girls' first periods? Photo: Christie Ntwari/ActionAid
How do people around the world celebrate periods?
In some countries around the world, families and whole communities celebrate a girl reaching puberty as a coming-of-age occasion. Find out how first periods are acknowledged and celebrated from the UK to Japan.
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Many women are prioritising other household essentials over buying products like tampons. Photo: Unsplash
Cost of living: 12% of British women are affected by period poverty
Our new survey reveals that the cost of living is biting: period poverty is affecting millions of women in Britain today, causing many to use makeshift methods to manage their periods.
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Beth, 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
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.
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This custom-designed 'share a better period' pouch is perfect for storing period essentials. Photo: ActionAid
Sign up for a free period pouch
Get a free ActionAid period pouch - for school, work or on-the-go! Celebrate period positivity with this custom-designed 'share a better period' pouch.
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