Period Poverty
Welcome to
Help A Girl Out
Who We Are
Help A Girl Out is a Canadian based not-for-profit organization that aims to reduce period poverty, eliminate the shame attached to menstruation, build self-esteem and reinforce gender equality.
We create and distribute care packages with feminine hygiene and sanitary products to underprivileged females in Ontario and in developing countries around the world. We host events and workshops that aim to educate and empower individuals in society.
Current Initiatives
Ways you can get involved in 2021
Period Product Support Program
We’re in the process of eradicating period poverty among Canadians starting with low-income youths, homeless and new immigrants who are most at risk!
We’d love to hear from you. How has lack of access to menstrual products held you back? How did this program impact your life?
Help us sew Reusable pads!
We are recruiting volunteers to help us sew 5,000 reusable sanitary napkins for an upcoming initiative.
Our aim is to recruit ~100 volunteer sewers
If each person sews 50 pads = 5,000 pads
All Materials will be provided along with a Video tutorial, fabric & accessories, however, we will not provide the sewing machines.
We are hoping to start sewing in May 2021.
Please reach out to sewers in your family and community to help us achieve our goal.
This initiative will end period poverty for up to 1,000 at risk individuals across Canada.
Volunteer to dropoff kits:
Volunteer to drop off;
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Period product kits (PPSP) to the porches of the recipients in your area.
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Fabric to sewers in your city for our 5,000 reusables projects.
Volunteer to be a dropoff location:
- Become a drop off location for product donations during our donation drives
Host a Donation drive
Help us to collect our
How to:
Encourage donations from your; family, friends, co-workers,
neighbours, social media followers, strangers, etc.
Arrange contact-less product drop-offs to your home.
Let them know it's on behalf of HAGO - let them know who we are and what we do - they can learn more about us on Social Media.
We accept; All hygiene products, All menstrual products
We do not accept: Makeup, Clothing, open sanitary packages
Drop off products to our main location in Brampton
Host a Family Packing party
Gather products from a donation drive or your local store.
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Pack menstrual kits with your family.
This is a great way to bond and it allows for an intimate setting & a safe space to start conversations about menstruation!
Pick up from us;
HAGO bags, stickers, flyers for care packages
Choose to either:
Drop off packed kits / products in Brampton
OR arrange for us to contact & drop off to a
recipient location near you.
Both males and females showed up in support of the movement.
Volunteer Stories
