Statistics
What percentage of people have never heard of the phrase “period poverty”?
A10.6%
B29.9%
C36.4%
D40.7%
b) 29.9
How long does the menstrual phase of a period last?
1 to 2 days
4 to 6 days
8 to 12 days
Over 15 days
b) 4 to 6 days
What percent of a local person’s monthly income does menstrual products cost in Zimbabwe?
7.74%
9.27%
10.93%
14.8%
B) 9.27%
Who is our founder?
Yoonjung
Where is period poverty most severe?
Sub Saharan Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of children living in extreme poverty, reaching 40% in 2022. Nearly 90% of children living in extreme poverty reside in either sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia.
What percentage of people find it difficult to pay for sanitary products?
15%
20%
35%
40%
c) 35%
What are the possible symptoms of an incoming period
Warm than normal ears
Swelling feet
Dry skin
Split ends
c) dry skin
What are some psychological effects people suffering from period poverty may experience?
They may also develop stress, social isolation, depression, and anxiety because of stigma about periods, inadequate toilets, and privacy measures, along with poor clean water, sanitation, and hygienic menstrual products, making it difficult to manage their periods harmlessly.
Who is our partnering NGO?
Free Periods HK
Where is period affordability the worst?
In Algeria, the worst country for period affordability, menstrual products might cost a local person 14.8% of their monthly income.
How many girls miss school due to periods?
64%
50%
80%
29%
a) 64%
In the USA, nearly 1 in 5 girls miss school during their period. Similarly, a study conducted by Plan International in the UK shows that nearly two million girls, which makes up 64% of menstruating girls, miss out part or a full day of school every period.
How many hormones are involved in the menstrual cycle?
1
2
4
8
c) 4
In Kenya, what percentage of students said they missed school because of their period?
13%
47%
62%
86%
D) 86%
What is our mission? (3 key points)
For Girl's club’s mission is to work towards ending period poverty and menstrual stigma facing our world's most vulnerable communities through service, fundraising, advocacy, and education.
Approximately how many people globally experience period poverty?
2 million
900 thousand
500 million
1 billion
C) 500 million
What percentage of people have used a “less than suitable sanitary product” because of the high cost barrier?
3%
10%
12%
19%
b) 10%
How many periods does the average person have in a lifetime?
150
300
450
600
c) 450
What societal impact can menstrual poverty have on communities?
A) Strengthens community bonds
B) Reduces gender equality
C) Improves public health
D) Increases economic stability
Correct Answer: B) Reduces gender equality
- women's education and financial situations are damaged, they face shame and misinformation, as well as risk of infections
What are some of our past events? (name at least 2)
Period Cramp Simulator Event
Period Products in Bathroom Initiative
Pepper Shop
Period Product Drive
What types of events increases menstrual poverty? (natural disasters, etc.) name at least 6
War, economic crashes, natural disasters, lack of education, conservative cultures, lack of development in female healthcare, lack of government/NGO subsidies and provisions
What percentage of people have gone longer than the recommended 4 hours wearing a sanitary product?
48%
64%
75%
80%
c) 75%
What days of the ovarian cycle is is the follicular and luteal phase?
Follicular is days 1-14 and luteal is days 14-28
Luteal is days 1-14 and follicular is days 14-28
Follicular is days 1-27 and luteal is day 28
Luteal is 1-27 and follicular is day 28
A)Follicular is days 1-14 and luteal is days 14-28
Which demographic is most severely affected by the lack of access to menstrual hygiene products?
A) Affluent urban women
B) Women in developing countries with limited resources
C) Women in high-income countries
D) Women with access to education
B) Women in developing countries with limited resources.
What are our roles? (Please fill-in-the-blanks)
__’s partnership is essential in the fight for menstrual equity.
__’ voices andexperiences are essential.
__ let us drive meaningful change.
Gentlemen’s partnership is essential in the fight for menstrual equity.
Girls’ voices and experiences are essential.
Together let us drive meaningful change.
What is a cultural practice in India that enforces menstrual shame and stigma?
Chhaupadi is a practice in which women are secluded and forced to stay separately in makeshift huts or animal sheds during menstruation and, in some cases, during child-birth [4]. The practice is rooted in patriarchy and Hindu mythology that considers women impure, thus untouchable, during menstruation and childbirth.