When disaster strikes, periods do not stop
Floods, conflict and displacement disrupt far more than homes and livelihoods. For women and girls across Asia and the Pacific, they also turn menstruation into a daily struggle for privacy, safety and dignity.
Managing a period should not mean risking your health
In emergencies, many women and girls are left without pads, clean water or safe toilets. Some miss school. Others isolate themselves. Many are forced to manage their periods in silence and shame.
A dignity kit can mean far more than hygiene supplies
Across the region, UNFPA and partners are redesigning emergency support around women’s real needs, combining menstrual products, information, protection services and psychosocial support in one response.
What’s Inside a Dignity Kit?
Today’s dignity kits are evolving, combining menstrual products, hygiene items and tools that support safety, mobility and self-care.
Inclusion cannot be an afterthought
For women and girls with disabilities, managing menstruation can be even more difficult during a crisis. Visual learning tools, adapted products and caregiver support help ensure they are not excluded from essential care and information.
Built for crisis and climate
As storms, floods and displacement intensify across Asia and the Pacific, reusable menstrual products and prepositioned supplies are helping communities prepare before crisis strikes.
Beyond products
Menstrual health is not solved with sanitary products alone. Women and girls also need accurate information, safe spaces, clean facilities and access to health and protection services that allow them to manage their periods with dignity, confidence and safety.
Dignity begins with being seen
Across Asia and the Pacific, women and girls are pushing back against stigma and reclaiming control over their health, safety and choice, even in the most difficult circumstances.
Learn more
Menstrual Health in Asia and the Pacific region
Menstruation in a Global Context: Addressing Policy and Practice
Religion, Menstruation, and Refugee Realities: Insights from Rohingya Girls and Women
Period products: How menstruation is managed around the world
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