a magazine. a tailoring school. a movement.
fighting period poverty on our own terms.
not aid. skill.
this is project period.
period. is not a fashion magazine
It began as one. A final year project at Liverpool Hope University exploring fashion activism, exploitation and identity. The brief said magazine. The result was 120 pages on garment workers earning £2 an hour in Leicester factories, children mining cobalt in the DRC, Palestinian artisans watching their symbol being printed on polyester by the same companies funding their erasure and the Windrush generation dressing with quite defiance in a country that invited them and then tried to deport them.
Now it’s going to Kenya. It’s become something harder to explain and more worth doing.
buy one magazine. help five girls.
Our impact so far
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Fighting period poverty.
Currently in Kilifi County, Kenya teaching women and girls to make reusable menstrual pads from locally sourced fabric. No imports. No disposables. No dependency on aid that runs out. Just a skill, passed down, that lasts generations.
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Teaching life skills.
From pencil cases in the classroom to pouches in the village, our workshops build pratical skills that belong permanently to the people who learn them. We believe capability was never the issue. Opportunity is. We are here to change that.
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Creating sustainable futures.
Our goal is lasting impact. By donating sewing machines, developing local skills and supporting women to generate income, we help create opportuniuties that extend far beyond a single workshop. Building stronger, more self-reliant communities for the future.
