About MH Day

Menstrual Hygiene Day:
Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030

Today, millions of women and girls* around the world are stigmatised, excluded and discriminated against simply because they menstruate.

It’s not acceptable that because of a natural bodily function women and girls continue to be prevented from getting an education, earning an income and fully and equally participating in everyday life.

While Menstrual Hygiene Day is on 28 May, our team and our partners work all year round to:

• Break the taboos and end the stigma surrounding menstruation
• Raise awareness about the challenges regarding access to menstrual products, education about menstruation and period-friendly sanitation facilities
• Mobilise the funding required for action at scale

All of this contributes to our overarching goal: to build a world where no one is held back because they menstruate by 2030.

Join the global day of action.

*We recognise that not everyone who menstruates identifies as a woman and that not all women menstruate

MH Day 28 May 2022

#WeAreCommitted

For the last three years, the MH Day movement has been calling for more action and investment in menstrual health and hygiene using the hashtag #ItsTimeForAction as a rallying cry.

To catalyse progress, we are now shifting from calling for action to leading by example by committing to action. Using the hashtag #WeAreCommitted, organisations all over the world will start to publicly announce what they are committed to contribute to create a world where no one is held back because they menstruate by 2030. By making public commitments, we will increase transparency, provide a basis for accountability and encourage others to follow our example.

MH Day 2022 campaign video

Watch, like, share 2022 campaign video

All over the world, red is the colour of so many things we love. And there’s one red that’s part of a cycle without which none of us would even exist. But that red is still a source of exclusion, stigma and shame. That red is menstruation. It’s time to create a world where no one is held back just because they menstruate. #WeAreCommitted to end period stigma. Are you?

Five most important things about MH Day

If you are a journalist, here are the five most important things you absolutely need to know about Menstrual Hygiene Day 2022.

MH Day 2022 campaign materials

Get your campaign materials now

Check out our brand-new campaign materials on a wide range of topics, from education about menstruation, period stigma, access to products to our vision for 2030. The set includes materials for social media campaigning and for in-person MH Day events. Materials for social media come in versions with headlines and without where you can include own messaging. Materials for in-person MH Day activities include posters, event banners and templates for speech-bubbles.

NEW: MH Day Action Cycle

Help catalyse action and investment in MHH!

The MH Day Action Cycle is a new recurring commitment and accountability mechanism designed to catalyse action and investment in MHH, coordinated by the MH Day International Secretariat. Are you committed to help accelerate progress towards a world where no one is held back because they menstruate? Lead by example and submit a commitment!

The Menstruation Bracelet

Use the digital menstruation bracelet to make a statement against period stigma

The Menstruation Bracelet is a simple yet powerful symbol for menstruation. The free digital bracelet is the easiest option to add your voice to the campaign. By including it in your social media images, you can show that periods are nothing to hide and help tackle period stigma, one post at a time. The bracelet is available as static or animated cut-out in a variety of colours and shapes. As well as the traditional circle shape which you can place around your wrist, you can find it in heart, star, moon-shapes and much more.

MH Day 2022 campaign logo

New campaign logo for Menstrual Hygiene Day 2022

We’ve updated the campaign logo to include the new 2022 Menstruation Bracelet design! It’s ready for you to download today.

MH Day events

Submit and browse MH Day 2022 events

Planning an event for Menstrual Hygiene Day 2022? Add to the official event listing so that other organisations, individuals, and the media can find out about it and connect with you. Browse the events to find out what else happening on and around 28 May in your local area and around the world.