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A student-led group working to provide free biodegradable menstrual products to The University of Georgia.
In February 2021, after being awarded multiple grants to execute our mission and detailed communication with the Facilities Management Division, our pilot program began operating. While providing short-term relief to students on campus, our project also provides insights into broader menstrual needs of UGA students.
We initiated Project Red to improve the social, economic, and academic lives of UGA students who menstruate. The University of Georgia does not regularly supply menstrual products in its campus restrooms, and the effects of the dearth of free menstrual products on campus were clear in a survey (n = 1,975) that our team conducted during the summer of 2020. Over half of UGA students who menstruate reported that a lack of menstrual products had affected their academic lives, and a third had experienced financial barriers to acquiring menstrual products.