18/02/2026
PERIOD POVERTY; A STORY OF AMINA.
Amina was a 14 years old girl.
One morning around 10:30 a.m. during mathematics class.
Amina felt something unfamiliar within her abdomen, the feeling made her became uncomfortable and restless in class. She shifted in her seat, hoping the feeling would go away.
At 14. No one had properly explained to her what to expect every month as a young girl. No emergency pad, no spare uniform, no preparation.
When the bell rang and she stood up, she heard the class whispering from her back while some were laughing and pointing figures at her.
When she turn back to look, a dot red stain had spread across the back of her school uniform and her chair.
Her heart started pounding. When the teacher came, she quickly told her to step outside, but the damage to her confidence had already been done.
Amina walked home that day in tears
A day she will never forget in her life
The next day, she did not return to school.
Not because she didn’t love learning, not because she wasn’t bright, but because she was ashamed.
Every month when her period came, she would rather stay home. Amina began to miss classes because of that. Her grades dropped, slowly, her dream of becoming a nurse started fading not because she lacked intelligence, but because she lacked something so basic: access to menstrual hygiene products.
Maybe a simple sanitary kit could have protected her dignity, a small donation could have saved her from humiliation, or little support could have kept her in class.
Across Africa, thousands of girls experience what Amina experienced. Period poverty is not just about providing sanitary pads to young girls; it is about dignity, confidence, education, and opportunity.
No girl should have to choose between her education and her biology, and no girl should be laughed at for something natural.
Your donation can provide:
Sanitary kits,
Menstrual education,
Confidence to stay in school
Protection of dignity and many more..
When you give, you are not just donating. Let’s make sure no girl ever walks home in tears because of something she cannot control.
Support the End Period Poverty Campaign today through your donation.
