Periods and Purpose

In this powerful debut episode of The PeriodGiving Podcast, we sit down with Festus Abigail, a passionate menstrual health and girl child advocate from Nigeria whose own first period experience ignited a movement of education, dignity, and radical generosity.Festus shares her unforgettable first encounter with menstruation: a moment marked by fear, confusion, and silence. With honesty and humor, she reflects on the shame she felt, the lack of menstrual education both at home and at school, and how that gap inspired her to become a vocal champion for girls across rural Nigeria.We explore how her organization, FAB Treasure Foundation, has distributed over 10,000 sanitary pads to girls in more than 35 schools, while also challenging cultural taboos by promoting open, proud, and shame-free conversations about menstruation. Festus also highlights the importance of including men in the conversation and names her mother and a male ally as two of her earliest “period givers.”💡 From personal story to public health, this episode kicks off our How to #PeriodGive? season with truth, tenderness, and power.🔗 Learn more about Festus and the FAB Treasure Foundation, and follow her work on social media @fabtreasurefoundation.✨ Because in this movement, giving is how we win.