GSEM Bronze Award Project Catalog

Feminine Fridges

Project Details: For their Bronze Award project, Girl Scouts from Troop 1817 wanted to address gender-based discrimination and the lack of access to feminine hygiene products available for girls in their school. The Girl Scouts came up with the idea for Feminine Fridges, a cabinet that they would fill with sanitary supplies. After speaking with their principal to receive approval on their project, the Juniors reached out to several organizations before securing donated cabinets and paint from Home Depot for their project. The Girl Scouts then got to work painting, decorating and installing the cabinets in the school bathrooms. Once the cabinets were ready, the young leaders designed a flyer to advertise a feminine hygiene donation drive to stock their Feminine Fridges. Over a period of two weeks, the Girl Scouts collected the donations, then sorted and filled the cabinets.

Bronze Award Team: Troop 1817

Issue: There is a lack of open access to feminine hygiene products available to middle school girls.

Root Cause: Women often face gender-based

discrimination, for example, with the “pink tax”, and the extra expenses that come along with being a woman.

Target Audience: The community of girls at their school.