A feminist collective fighting period poverty in Lebanon — and now distributing menstrual products to displaced women and girls across the country.
Donate via UluleJeyetna — "we got it" — is a phrase Lebanese women use as a euphemism for getting their period. The name carries an entire culture of circumlocution in a country where speaking about menstruation directly remains, for many, a taboo. The collective was launched in 2021, in the midst of Lebanon's total financial collapse, with the conviction that period poverty was not a side issue, but one that touches directly on women's health, dignity, and ability to live their every day lives.
Since the economic catastrophe, the price of menstrual products, that are not subsidised by the Lebanese state, has risen by over 500 percent. Two-thirds of women in the country cannot afford adequate period care. Jeyetna's response was not to wait for better conditions — it was to organise. The collective began with a roaming festival: events, documentary screenings, workshops, and public activations that moved across the country and forced the issue into the open. The approach was deliberate: build visibility before building infrastructure, create the conditions for the conversation, then expand the work.
That strategy has paid off. Since 2021, Jeyetna has run 35 events across 8 regions of Lebanon, distributed menstrual products to more than 1,000 women and 500 girls, and built a coalition of over 25 partner groups and NGOs. Their work has extended into migrant communities through a partnership with Migrant Workers' Action.
With the start of the full-scale war back in September 2024, Jeyetna's team began distributing period products from their existing stock that same night and launched an online fundraiser to procure more. The collective deployed trucks to deliver menstrual products to displaced communities across Beirut and Mount Lebanon, coordinating with focal points in remote areas to ensure distribution reached as far as possible. "We thought the big aid agencies would catch up," the team says, "but we ended up providing period products to 20,000 people in six weeks."
Since the war restarted in March 2025, displacing a million people, Jeyetna moved back into emergency mode, distributing both reusable and disposable products, hygiene kits, and organising awareness sessions. A single donation of $15 can provide one woman with reusable menstrual products that last up to ten years.
Jeyetna is primarily volunteer-run, with a part-time project coordinator. It is lean, focused, and deeply embedded in the communities it serves.
Emergency distribution of menstrual and hygiene products to displaced women and girls in shelters and informal sites across Lebanon.
Long-lasting, washable products designed to last up to ten years. A $15 donation covers one woman's needs for a decade.
Disposable menstrual products for emergency distribution where reusable options are not immediately practical.
Comprehensive hygiene packages including soap, sanitiser, and personal care products for displaced individuals.
Educational workshops and awareness-raising sessions in shelters and displacement sites, normalising conversations around menstrual health.
Targeted outreach to migrant communities through partnership with Migrant Workers' Action, ensuring no one is left out of emergency response.
Jeyetna has run programmes across all 8 regions of Lebanon since 2021. Since the war, emergency distribution has focused on displacement sites in southern Lebanon, Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley, as well as informal shelters in urban areas that fall outside structured humanitarian response. Their work with migrant communities reaches people across Lebanon through the Migrant Workers' Action partnership.
Jeyetna document their distributions and awareness sessions in real time on Instagram.
This section is updated regularly with news from the field. Older updates are preserved below.
Stand With Lebanon goes live, featuring Jeyetna as one of the organisations at the heart of the emergency relief effort. Jeyetna has been active in displacement sites since the re-escalation began, distributing menstrual and hygiene products to women and girls in shelters across the country.
Their Ulule fundraising campaign is live and accepting donations now. Updates from the field will be posted here as the campaign progresses — follow along and share the page widely.
Jeyetna accepts donations via their Ulule fundraising campaign. Every $15 provides one woman with reusable menstrual products lasting up to ten years.
Donate via UluleAlso accepts donations via Revolut and Whish. Questions? standwithleb@gmail.com