Donate to help end period poverty
Many of us know what it’s like to lend a tampon or a pad to someone - anyone - who needs one.
It doesn’t matter if it’s your sister, a friend, or a complete stranger in the loo. It’s an unwritten rule that we always help out in an emergency, if we can.
What about a girl living in a refugee camp in Uganda? Would you help her out too, if you could?
Around the world, thousands of women, girls and people who menstruate live without access to the safe menstrual products they need, putting their health and safety at risk.
But ActionAid is working to end period poverty.
So if you know what it’s like to need a tampon or a pad, and to be helped out by a stranger, please pass the favour on. Help to end period poverty for good.
No girl should be held back because of period poverty. Please donate £7 a month to help girls like Susan stay in school and manage their periods with dignity.
Your donation can help tackle period poverty
About ActionAid
ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty.
Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls. We are ending violence and fighting poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.
We operate in rural and urban communities across Asia, Africa and Latin America.
We're committed to ending the cycle of violence in communities around the world, enabling women's economic empowerment, and supporting women's and girls' rights during humanitarian crises.
Page updated 21 January 2026