Empowering Women,
Eradicating Period Poverty
Significant progress was made in 2021 to improve menstrual health and empower communities.
Community-Based Learning
For Her Dignity supports community-based learning sessions where participants:
01
Understand the cycle
Learn about the menstrual cycle through story-based learning
02
Read & discuss
Learn essential menstrual hygiene practices through storytelling-based comic books
03
Explore products
Explore sustainable menstrual products
04
Make & keep
Gain hands-on skills to create protective underwear from upcycled materials
Our objectives include:
1
Improving menstrual health knowledge
2
Developing practical, sustainable hygiene skills
3
Encouraging community knowledge-sharing
The Data
From a 2025 series of sessions in Egypt, program outcomes included the following:
11 of 12
results beat
their goal
Cohort 1
Cohort 2
Goal
Educational
Both cohorts beat both goals.
Our goal: 90% understand the menstrual cycle
+10 pts
+0.3 pts
Our goal: 85% understand puberty and hygiene practices
+15 pts
+10 pts
Practical Skills & Confidence Outcomes
Both cohorts beat both goals. Every participant made protective underwear.
Our goal: 80% feel confident using sustainable solutions
+8 pts
+3 pts
Our goal: 75% successfully make protective underwear
+25 pts
+25 pts
Community Impact Goals
Both cohorts beat the 3-month goal. Cohort 1 also beat the 6-month goal.
Our goal: 70% commit to sharing knowledge with 2+ community members (3 months)
+14.6 pts
+17.1 pts
Our goal: 50% share with at least 2 more by 6 months
+6 pts
21 pts below
Empowering Choice Through a
Micro-Economy Model
Earn
Participants earn 150 EGP in coupons through educational activities
Activate
They combine those earned coupons with a personal contribution of 50 EGP.
Choose
Participants can purchase menstrual health products and educational resources that meet their needs.
Track
The model encourages meaningful engagement rather than stated preferences
In 2026, the Dignity Program introduced an Earn → Activate → Choose → Track model that promotes participant ownership and informed decision-making.
Participants earn 150 EGP in coupons through educational activities and contribute 50 EGP of their own funds, creating 200 EGP in purchasing power for the Dignity Stores, where they can select and purchase menstrual health products and educational resources to meet their needs.
“
These sessions have tackled some very taboo and shameful subjects we didn’t know how to have conversations about.
— Program participant
“
The sessions do not only provide education, but the facilitators communicate with us in such a practical and psychological way, that makes us feel valued as women.
— Program participant
The Early Results
Greater Ownership
Increased participant ownership and engagement
Better Product Fit
Better alignment between products selected and used
Reduced Waste
Reduced waste from unused items
Our NGO Partners
The model is being implemented through three local NGO partners - Impact for Community Development, Think & Do, and School of the Deaf - which are training facilitators and integrating the approach into community programming.
Innovation in Action:
Using Technology to Better Serve Women and Girls
Innovation is helping For Her Dignity do more than deliver programs. We’re learning, adapting, and improving in real time.
We meet women where they are, many using affordable smartphones. We provide content through accessible technology such as WhatsApp so participants can stay connected, share information and videos, and continue learning beyond our programs.
Through AI and data analysis, we turn participant survey results into insights. And through those insights, we continuously refine our programming to better meet the needs of the women we serve, including preparing materials for low literacy levels.
Because innovation isn’t about technology for technology’s sake.
It’s about using better tools to create better outcomes.
