People With Periods

Senior Capstone Project

For my senior capstone, I decided to focus on period poverty because it’s not talked about very often. The more I read about this harsh reality, the angrier I got. I used this anger to fuel my final project, a program that provides period products in the Champaign-Urbana area.

The Problem: Period products are incredibly expensive and often inaccessible to disadvantaged individuals. People aren’t allowed to use their food stamps to purchase period products, and if they can’t afford them, they may have to end up missing out. They could miss out on their education or their jobs due to period complications.

The Idea: People With Periods will help provide disadvantaged individuals with menstrual products in order to level the playing field when it comes to period poverty. Periods aren't an option, and period products shouldn't be treated like one. My first goal was to create an program that provides these goods to underprivileged individuals. In order to achieve this, I used design thinking to create a campaign to support people with periods.

The Solution: To achieve the desired outcome I had to create several points of entry from a social media campaign to an online period product drive to a SNAP program that would continue to grow after the initial foundation. All proceeds and donations will go to CU at Austin's Place, an emergency shelter for homeless women.

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