The Future is Equal
Today, you can help girls like Helen* stay in school, manage their periods with dignity, and build the future they dream of.
For many girls across the Pacific, getting a period doesn’t just mean discomfort. It can mean missing school, falling behind in class, and facing shame simply because they don’t have access to basic menstrual products, clean water, or a safe toilet.
No girl should have to choose between her education and her period.
But every month, many do.
15-year-old Helen loves school, spending time with her friends, and dreams of becoming a teacher one day, just like her father.
But every month, like many girls around the world, she must leave her desk, her class, her education.
When Helen gets her period unexpectedly at school, she faces the same fear that so many girls experience and must make a choice that no girl should ever have to make:
Stay home and fall behind. Or go to school and risk embarrassment and stigma.
Without pads, clean water, or a private toilet at school, many girls feel they have no choice but to miss class.
