Welcome to the Period Peers Programme
The Period Peers Programme harnesses the power of peer-to-peer support to break down the stigma surrounding periods and build girls’ and young people’s knowledge to manage their period confidently.
The Period Peers Programme harnesses the power of peer-to-peer support to break down the stigma surrounding periods and build girls’ and young people’s knowledge to manage their period confidently.

Periods are a normal part of life, but there is still so much silence and stigma around them. Paired with this, a lack of menstrual health education means many girls and young people don’t receive the support they need to feel confident in managing their periods or talking about them openly, and organisations do not always foster a period positive environment.
The Period Peers Programme is here to change that. We are encouraging and supporting girls and young people to become Period Proud Peers and to deliver peer-led activities from our Period Proud Peer handbook. By supporting each other and having open and inclusive conversations, it will help increase menstrual health knowledge so that girls and young people feel more confident in managing their periods and seeking help when they need it.
It also aims to bring organisations on the Period Proud Environment journey too. By taking small steps - such as providing free period products and consulting young people on how best to promote and distribute them - organisations can create a more inclusive and supportive space for girls and young people who have periods.
At Plan International UK, we've teamed up with Nurofen's See My Pain campaign to bring together a peer-led community of girls and young people to deliver fun and informal menstrual health activities and support organisations to become Period Proud Environments. Together, we're breaking down stigma, sharing knowledge and making sure young people have the confidence to seek help when they need it.
Become a period proud peer and download our period proud peer handbook
Help your organisation become a period proud environment and sign up to our free online training
In the uk...
girls
have missed a part day or full day of school because of their period.
girls
said they didn’t know what to do when they started their period.
women and girls
feel they had their pain ignored or dismissed because of their gender.
By delivering the Period Peers Programme, we will:
- Encourage girls and young people to engage with the Period Peers Programme and handbook, reducing period shame and stigma while normalising conversations about periods
- Increase menstrual health knowledge so girls and young people can manage their periods effectively and participate confidently in everyday life
- Build confidence in seeking advice and support - whether from medical professionals, friends, or family
- Encourage organisations to create Period Proud Environments, ensuring young people feel supported in managing their periods
- Support community settings to better understand the support girls need with their menstrual health, while breaking down gender bias, shame, and stigma
- Close the awareness and knowledge gaps on menstrual health and period pain through peer and youth-centred education