


Investing in girls
Change Begins With Basics
Panties with Purpose is a campaign to raise awareness, increase menstrual literacy and health and provide access to menstrual products.
Awareness
Raise awareness about the problem faced by underprivileged school girls
Access
Assist school girls with panties and sanitary towels and facilitate education on menstrual hygiene
Education
Increase menstrual literacy by breaking cultural taboos and demystifying myths about menstruation through education
Social Enterprise
Start the process of change with provision of basic feminine hygiene products
What we do
Panties with Purpose endeavours to

Raise awareness about the problem faced by underprivileged school girls

Assist school girls with panties (undergarments) and sanitary towels and facilitate education on menstrual hygiene

Break cultural taboos by getting people to talk about menstrual hygiene management
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Distributions since 2011
A detailed breakdown of partners and distribution locations is available on request
Year 2011
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Year 2012
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Year 2013
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Year 2014
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Year 2016
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Year 2017
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Year 2018
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Year 2019
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Year 2020
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Year 2021
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Social Enterprise Award
Aaliyah Webber (aged 12) making a presentation for the Youth Leadership and Entrepreneurship Award 2019