Free Menstrual Dignity Resource

Empower Menstrual Dignity One Kit at a Time

Download Splash's free Period Kit Starter Guide and learn how to make individual first-period kits, organize a period product drive, or supply classrooms, shelters, and local community groups.

Period products are basic necessities, but too many people go without. This step-by-step guide makes it simple to take action—whether you are preparing a child, stocking emergency school supplies, or mobilizing your neighborhood for a donation drive.

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Free PDF download. Includes checklists, planning roadmaps, and conversation starters.

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The Period Kit Starter Guide
  • Period Kit Checklist
  • Host a Period Product Drive
  • Where to Donate Period Kits
  • Conversation + Education Tips
Includes printable checklist + drive planning tips
What's inside

A simple guide for turning care into action

Use this free resource to make period kits, collect supplies, and support menstrual dignity in your school, workplace, neighborhood, or community group.

Ultimate Supply Checklist
Detailed checklists for first-period kits, on-the-go backpacks, school locker supplies, and bulk donation packs.
Local Donation Navigator
How to identify local partners—from shelters to food banks—and confirm their specific product guidelines.
Community Drive Playbook
A step-by-step roadmap and flyer template to mobilize friends, coworkers, or school groups to collect supplies.
Stigma-Busting Conversation Starters
Practical, age-appropriate tips to discuss menstrual health with calm, normal, and reassuring language.
Who it's for

Perfect for schools, workplaces, clubs, and community groups

For workplaces
Organize a simple employee giving or volunteer project around period dignity.
For schools and youth groups
Collect supplies, assemble kits, or stock emergency products for students who need them.
For community members
Make kits for shelters, food banks, refugee resettlement organizations, mutual aid groups, or local partners.
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Important Donation Tip
Before assembling kits, contact the organization you want to support and ask what products they need most. Some groups may prefer unopened bulk supplies instead of pre-packed kits.
Volunteers in a bright school space assembling period kits with pads, soap, and canvas pouches.
A female teacher showing a first-period checklist and cotton zipper pouch to a teenage student in a school library.
Why it matters

A period kit is more than supplies.

For someone getting their first period, a small kit can make the experience feel less scary, more manageable, and built on trust.

For someone facing period poverty, a kit provides basic supplies that are too often expensive, unavailable, or out of reach.

And for families, classrooms, workplaces, and community groups, making period kits is a simple, hands-on way to support menstrual dignity.

Preparation can reduce fear.

Access can protect dignity.

Conversation can reduce shame.

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A peek inside

What goes in a period kit?

The guide includes a printable checklist and donation planning sheet, but here are a few common items to consider.

  • Pads (in a few sizes)
  • Tampons (if appropriate)
  • Menstrual cup or disc (optional)
  • Unscented wipes
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Bar or travel soap
  • Disposable bags (small size)
  • Clean underwear (optional)
  • Resealable bag or small pouch
  • Supportive card or explainer note
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Before Donating
Check with the organization first. Ask whether they prefer pads, tampons, specific sizes, fragrance-free products, unopened bulk supplies, or fully assembled kits.
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Safety & Disposal Note
Disposable menstrual products should be wrapped and placed in the trash — not flushed. The CDC advises against flushing menstrual products.
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A system, not a single fix

Period dignity does not stop at the kit.

Period products matter. But managing a period with dignity also depends on having clean water, safe and private toilets, handwashing stations, disposal options, accurate information, and supportive school environments.

That is why menstrual health is part of Splash's work in schools.

Splash partners with local teams and governments to help make clean water, sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health part of everyday school life — so students can learn, participate, and manage their health with dignity.

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Why this work matters

When schools support menstrual health, students thrive.

Splash's school-based menstrual health program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia shows the massive impact of combining clean water, private toilets, hygiene education, and emergency kit supplies. When girls have the resources they need, they stay in school, gain confidence, and participate fully.

Confident, happy teenage schoolgirls walking together on their school campus, smiling and carrying books.
74% → 99%
Girls feeling able to manage their menstrual hygiene at school — up from 74% to 99%.
16% → 3%
Girls missing school due to menstrual hygiene — down from 16% to 3%.
64% → 87%
Girls accessing emergency menstrual hygiene materials at school — up from 64% in 2022 to 87% in 2024.

These results reflect Splash's school-based menstrual health work in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Frequently Asked

Questions about the guide

Is the guide free?
Yes. The Period Kit Starter Guide is a free downloadable PDF.
Who is this guide for?
It is designed for community members, teachers, workplaces, youth groups, clubs, faith groups, and anyone who wants to make or donate period kits.
Can I donate the kits to Splash?
This guide is designed to help you support period dignity in your own community. If you want to donate period products locally, we recommend contacting shelters, schools, food banks, or community organizations first to ask what they need most.
Can I use this for a workplace or school drive?
Yes. The guide includes tips for organizing a period product drive and inviting others to participate.
Is this a donation page?
No. This page is for downloading the free guide. You will also have the option to learn more about Splash's menstrual health work.

Start with one kit. Empower your community.

Download the free Period Kit Starter Guide today to get the checklists, planning roadmaps, and conversation starters you need to support menstrual dignity.

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Learn more about Splash's menstrual health work