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Help girls like Riya manage their periods with dignity

Menstruation is a normal part of life, but stigma, shame and period poverty are holding girls back.

In parts of western Nepal, girls are banished from their family homes during their periods because they are believed to bring bad luck. They are often left without warm clothes, sanitary protection or running water.

This practice is called chhaupadi and although it is illegal, it is still carried out in many communities.

That’s why ActionAid’s women-led programmes in Nepal aim to tackle period taboos and create long-term change, so that women and girls can manage their periods with dignity.

If you give a monthly donation…

A regular gift from you could help vulnerable women and girls manage their periods with dignity.

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Donate £15 a month to help fund our outreach work towards ending the practice of chhaupadi

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Chhaupadi - ActionAid project to make sanitary pads

Donate £10 a month to help fund workshops to teach girls how to make their own reusable sanitary pads

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Donate £5 a month to help provide hygiene kits containing sanitary towels for girls who can’t afford them

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What ActionAid does

ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. The denial of their rights is one of the biggest causes of poverty worldwide, and a grave injustice. That’s why we put the rights of women and girls at the heart of all we do.

Our dedicated local staff are helping end violence against women and girls and changing lives, for good. We won’t stop until women and girls are out of danger, out of poverty and on track to create the future they want.

We focus on women and girls. Because when they unlock their potential and claim their rights, they can change the course of their lives, and the lives of their families, forever.

We partner with women, giving them the tools and skills to help themselves, and fight what holds them back.
Through our long-standing child sponsorship programme, we give children and their communities better prospects for the future.
We work directly with and through local people, gaining unparalleled insight into what works.

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For every £1 we spend:

74p is spent on programme activity, including humanitarian and development work

11p is spent on fundraising

10p is spent on support costs (running the organisation)

5p is spent on campaigning for change

These figures are taken from our expenditure in 2017.

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