A donation of just $8 can cover menstrual pads for 1 menstruator for 1 year in India. A donation of just $24 can do the same in the United States. A donation of just $16 can cover 1 period underwear for 1 menstruator for 2+ years.
On average, a menstruator uses 240 pads per year, at a cost of about $0.10 per pad in the United States [1] and at about $0.033 in India [2]. One period underwear lasts for 2+ years, at a cost of $16 in the United States [3].
With $5,000 for our Periods of Power initiative, we can provide:
50,000 pads in the US, supporting 2,500 menstrual cycles
151,500 pads in India, supporting 7,575 menstrual cycles
312 period underwear, supporting 7,800 menstrual cycles