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- EIN 47-0985149
- info@dignityperiod.org
- (314) 567-6758
- 1036 Dautel Ln Saint Louis MO 63146-5504 USA
- www.dignityperiod.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Civil Rights, Health, Health Support, International, International Relief, Women, Womens Rights
Mission: To promote scientific and medical research on menstrual disorders; provide education and instruction on menstruation to pre-adolescent girls, while simultaneously increasing the level of knowledge about menstruation within local communities. To improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene at primary and secondary schools in resource-poor countries such as ethiopia, so that girls are not forced to miss significant portions of their education due to lack of satisfactory menstrual hygiene. To make affordable, high-quality, environmentaly-friendly sanitary pads available to all menstruating girls and women in need.
Target demographics: women and girls
Direct beneficiaries per year: 7,000 women and girls in the greater St. Louis Community
Geographic areas served: Ethiopia, Greater St. Louis and Greater Seattle
Programs: The Dignity Period mission: To impact period poverty around the globe by improving access to accurate menstrual information and distributing high-quality washable/reusable menstrual hygiene products. We are motivated by the belief that those who menstruate should do so with comfort and in dignity.