Poland's Period Boxes Now Sit in 1,044 School Toilets

Akcja Menstruacja is a Polish foundation based in Lubin that works against period poverty and stigma. Since September 2020 its programme 'Akcja Menstruacja w Twojej szkole' has placed menstrual product boxes in school toilets and restocked them regularly. It also installs public help cabinets (Punkt Pomocy Okresowej) stocked with products and distributes menstrual underwear. For the 2025/2026 school year it reports over 180,000 menstruating students in 1,044 schools using the school programme, and it opened recruitment for 2026/2027 in October 2026.