Period Education for Girls
Explore the free Period Education Guide that helps equip girls with knowledge and confidence to navigate their periods.
Get started with group-based period education today.
A girl just like them
Ruby or Rosie, Rocío or Warda: depending on the local context, a different character is at the heart of the Period Education Guide. Through their stories, girls gain essential knowledge about menstruation, develop confidence in navigating their periods and learn how they can support one another.
Get started right away with period education that builds knowledge, confidence, and mutual support.
Story-driven
During the training, the facilitator reads the story of a young girl to the group – a girl just like them. The story is enriched with engaging learning activities. This way, both teaching and learning become easy and enjoyable.
Group-based
Learning together as a group is at the heart of the training with the Period Education Guide. It allows the girls to learn with and from each other and helps them feel more comfortable to talk about menstruation.
Confidence-building
In the training girls learn all the basics about menstruation – but it doesn't stop there. They also develop confidence in handling their periods and discover how they can support one another.
What do girls learn about periods?
The training is designed for girls aged 9-14. It delivers the essentials about periods, enabling the girls to make informed choices about their bodies and health.
In the training, girls learn:
How their bodies change during puberty
That periods are a normal biological process
The basics about the female anatomy, the menstrual cycle, and possible symptoms
What kind of products exist and how to use them
How to track their periods
Designed to fit your programme
We created the Guides with you in mind. They are designed to work across a wide range of organisations, programmes and settings, making it easier for everyone involved to educate girls about menstruation.
Low cost roll-out
The ready-to-use Guide is designed to keep implementation costs low: It requires minimal workshop materials and print-outs only for facilitators.
Free to use
Using the Guide is entirely free of charge. Just sign up to the platform, download any version you want and you’re ready to get started!
Compact training
The complete training takes 1.5 hours. If it suits your programme better, you can split the training into two shorter sessions.
Easy to conduct
Facilitators do not have to be experts in menstrual health and hygiene. The Guides provide clear, step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow.
Culturally adapted
We co-created different versions of the Guide with local partners to make sure they fit the respective contexts. This includes local languages, familiar terminology, myths and period products.
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Join more than 700 organisations already using the Guide. Explore the collection of over 40 Guides designed to educate girls, boys and caregivers about periods.
Explore the Guides by region
Together with local partners in we have created different versions of the Guide that reflect local realities, languages, and needs. Today, more than 30 versions are available. Find the Guide that fits your region and community:
South Asia
Sub Saharan Africa
South West Asia & North Africa
Latin America & the Carribean
Ready to get started?
Accessing the Period Education Guides is easy. After a quick registration, you can download all the materials for free and easily manage all your data on your account page. At the start of each year, we ask you to share your impact data with us so that you can contribute to our collective impact.
Sign up
After a quick registration, you receive free access to all the materials.
Download your materials
Explore all Guides and choose the version that fits your region and community.
Start your training
You're all set to begin! Start your roll-out and make sure you track how many girls, boys or caregivers you train per year.
Share your impact
Every January, you have the chance to share your annual impact data though a short survey and become part of the joint impact we measure.
Ready to get started?
Accessing the Period Education Guides is easy. After a quick registration, you can download all the materials for free and easily manage all your data on your account page. At the start of each year, we ask you to share your impact data with us so that you can contribute to our collective impact.
Sign up
After a quick registration, you receive free access to all the materials.
Download your materials
Explore all Guides and choose the version that fits your region and community.
Start your training
You're all set to begin! Start your roll-out and make sure you track how many girls, boys or caregivers you train per year.
Share your impact
Every January, you have the chance to share your annual impact data though a short survey and become part of the joint impact we measure.
A fit for all kinds of organisations
Whether you're a local community organisation, an international NGO, or a government body, the Period Education Guide has proven to be an effective resource for all.
worked as icebreakers, helping them feel more comfortable and expressive as the session progressed."
Lindsay Lange, Sr. Advisor WASH External Engagement
Collective impact
The Period Education Guide for girls is used by a growing global community of organisations, all dedicated to empowering girls through period education. Together, we're making a collective impact.
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Planning to roll out your programme to an entire district or region? Let's make it happen! Explore how we can support you.
Ready for more?
The Guide for Girls is a great place to start, but the learning doesn't have to end there. Make sure to discover our Period Education Guides for boys and caregivers.
Boys
Boys should also learn about periods – after all, they shape a big part of the environment girls grow up in. With the Guide for Boys, facilitators lead education sessions in which boys learn about their own puberty, gain an understanding of menstruation, and learn how to show up as allies.
Caregivers
Caregivers play a key role in shaping how girls experience menstruation, yet many grew up without open conversations themselves. With this Guide, facilitators support adults in building the confidence to talk openly, support their daughters, and create a more supportive environment.
FAQs
Find answers to common questions about the Period Education Guide for Girls.
We recommend educating girls aged 9–15 with the Guide, covering the pre-menarcheal stage through to mid-adolescence. The training is designed to prepare girls for their first period and to help them manage their menstruation safely and confidently from the beginning.
Our evaluations show that girls between 9–15 are often shy around boys. Training girls separately creates a safe space where they can share openly, free from shame, and feel empowered to engage with and support one another.
We recommend a group size of 20–30 girls maximum per facilitator. This allows for an engaging experience, ensuring that every girl benefits from the training.
We recommend women as facilitators, as girls tend to feel more comfortable discussing periods with them. However, men can facilitate a training if they are already a familiar and trusted figure to the girls in the group.
We recommend women as facilitators, as girls tend to feel more comfortable discussing periods with them. However, men can facilitate a training if they are already a familiar and trusted figure to the girls in the group.
There are no take-home materials as part of the training with the Period Education Guide, but an optional activity for the girls to do at home.
An undisturbed space where girls feel safe and comfortable to talk openly works best. It can be a classroom, a sports ground, or a community hall.
No formal training of trainers is required. The Period Education Guide provides clear, step-by-step instructions that make it straightforward for any facilitator to run a session confidently without prior expertise in menstrual health and hygiene.
The Guide can be used digitally or with one printed version for the facilitator. Girls do not need their own copy. If using it digitally, we recommend using a tablet or screen so the illustrations are large enough to show the group, and the text readable for the facilitator.
All you need to collect is the number of girls you trained. Other information, like your feedback, quotes or images are always welcome, but optional.
yes.period is not in a position to provide financial support. The Period Education Guide is specifically designed to keep implementation costs low, all you need is the download of the Guide and locally available materials such as yarn, thread, scissors, pens, and paper.
The guide is copyright-protected, so please do not modify it without prior written permission from yes.period. Any alterations could impact the effectiveness of the training. That said, if you need the guide in another language or would like contextual adaptations for a large-scale programme, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch, and we'll discuss the options together.
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