The sad and heartfelt truth

1. **Nigerian Period Poverty Calculation**

- **Average Monthly Salary:** 40,000–75,000 naira (let’s use the lower end for the most vulnerable: 40,000 naira)

- **Pads Needed per Month:** 3 packs

- **Cost per Pack:** 1,700 naira

- **Monthly Cost:** 1,700 × 3 = 5,100 naira

If a mother and two daughters menstruate:

5,100 naira × 3 = 15,300 naira/month

**Percentage of income spent:**

15,300 / 40,000 = 0.3825 → **38% of income** goes only to pads for three menstruating family members.

### 2. **Swedish Comparison**

- **Average Monthly Salary in Sweden:** 30,000 kr

- **If 38% went to period products:**

30,000 × 0.38 = **11,400 kr per month**

**So, in Sweden, if period products cost the same % of income as in Nigeria, a family would pay 11,400 kr every month just for pads.**

**Cost per pack (if 3 packs per person, 3 people):**

11,400 kr / 9 = **1,267 kr per pack**

(Compare to today’s Swedish price: 20–35 kr per pack.)

### 3. **Male Perspective: Shaving Cream**

- **Cost in Nigeria:** 2,000 naira (lasts 1–2 months, let’s say monthly for fairness)

- **% of income:** 2,000 / 40,000 = 0.05 → **5% of income**

- **In Sweden:** 30,000 × 0.05 = **1,500 kr per month** for shaving cream

(Real Swedish price: ca 30–70 kr per tube.)

### **Story: The Hidden Cost of Being a Woman**

Imagine this:

You’re a mother in Nigeria, working hard, earning 40,000 naira a month—if you’re lucky enough to have a job. You and your two daughters all get your periods. Each month, you spend 15,300 naira—almost 40% of your income—just on pads. That’s money you can’t spend on food, school fees, or medicine.

If Swedish families faced the same burden, they’d pay over 11,000 kronor every month for pads. One pack would cost more than 1,200 kronor. Can you imagine the outcry?

Now, let’s look at the men:

A tube of shaving cream costs 2,000 naira, about 5% of a man’s salary. In Sweden, that would be like paying 1,500 kronor every month for a single tube. But in reality, Swedish men pay a fraction of that.

This is the injustice we’re fighting. Period poverty isn’t about luxury—it’s about dignity, opportunity, and fairness. No girl or woman should have to choose between food and pads. No family should have to sacrifice their future so their daughters can go to school without shame.

That’s why we do this work. That’s why we need change.

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#endinjustice