The Pachamama Project was set up by 20 year old student Ella Lambert who, having suffered from debilitating period pain growing up, knew what it was like to miss out on days of education and important events because of her period. Although not experiencing period poverty herself, Pachamama is founded on the principal that no girl should miss out on the same opportunities as her brothers simply because she has a period.
Period Poverty is the inability to access sanitary products normally due to financial constraints or due to a lack of washing facilities, private spaces or due to the stigma around menstruation.
500 million women, girls and people who menstruate worldwide experience period poverty and yet no one talks about it. Since starting the project in the first lockdown 2020, The Pachamama Project has grown an incredible network of over 2,500 volunteers in 13 countries who aren´t just talking about it but doing something about it. Since then, we have collectively made over 120,000 pads for over 16,000 people in 11 countries.
Period poverty causes a huge amount of shame, prevents women and girls from getting on with their daily activity and contributes more broadly to gender inequality.
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The Pachamama Project is an organisation growing a network of volunteers around the world to make reusable sanitary pads for refugees and vulnerable people dealing with period poverty.
