The Pad Project’s mission is to create and cultivate local and global partnerships to end period stigma and to empower women worldwide. The Pad Project was started in 2013 by a youth-driven community of students and educators convinced that menstruation matters for everyone. What began as a documentary film project highlighting a single rural village in India has expanded to an organization with global reach.
We are dedicated to Menstrual Equity & The Importance of Girls's Education. Women and girls around the world, especially in low income communities, often face a lack of access to menstrual products. The combination of period poverty, stigmatization, and inadequate reproductive and sexual health education has major consequences for girls’ wellbeing. It can also prevent girls from staying in school, thereby ending their education. Through innovation, education, and advocacy, The Pad Project aims to help move towards a world where girls feel empowered in their bodies, achieve economic independence, understand their reproductive and sexual health options, and harness the power to shape their lives.
