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Every body
deserves
a positive
period.

From your first period
to your last.
We're here for you.

Positive Period Conversations

We go across the country on college campuses and in communities to spark real conversations about menstrual health and equity.

Together, we break stigma, share knowledge, and build power through honest dialogue, education, and community connection.

Positive Period Action Coalition

A national movement uniting leading organizations to tackle period poverty and advance menstrual equity for Black women, girls, and gender-expansive people.

As the first and only Black-led coalition of its kind, we are dismantling systemic barriers and driving lasting change through advocacy, education, and collective action.

Get Access to Period Products

The BWHI Opill Access Fund helps Black women get birth control when life gets tough.

If things like taking care of family, school responsibilities, health problems, or money struggles are making it hard for you to take care of your reproductive health, this program is here to support you.

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Me Period The Film

More than a film. A movement to break the silence.

Featuring intimate conversations with everyday Black families alongside voices like Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tabitha Brown, Me Period explores how Black women and girls learn, heal, and connect through honest conversations about our bodies, our periods, and self-advocacy.

The Truth About Period Poverty

Access to menstrual products is both a dignity and equity issue, yet women and school-aged girls across the United States are unable to access the menstrual products they need. Menstrual product insecurities among poor women and girls can lead to shame, humiliation and health issues.

Recent surveys of low-income women in the US found that:

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64% OF THE WOMEN

had been unable to afford period products during the previous year, and 21 percent experienced this problem on a monthly basis

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ALMOST 50%

of women surveyed had times during the past year when they had to choose between food and period products.

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2-3 SCHOOL DAYS

High School aged girls miss an average of 2-3 school days per month because of no access to menstrual products

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1 in 4 LOW-INCOME WOMEN

report having to use a substitute period product, like toilet paper or a sock, because she couldn’t afford her supplies.