Million Moons will illuminate one million menstrual cycle stories and fund tools that change lives for menstruators globally.
Together, we are building a kinder, more inclusive world — one shared story at a time.
Every month, half the world menstruates. Most do so in silence.
Menstrual and emotional experiences remain underrepresented in research, education, and public conversation. Millions of young people grow up without the language to understand their bodies or emotions.
We want to change that.
Million Moons provides a safe space to share stories, to break stigmas and normalise global menstrual conversation.
We are building a living archive of menstrual cycle experiences from people across generations, cultures, and identities.
A collective act of remembering, witnessing, and resourcing.
MORE THAN FUNDRAISING
Words to normalise. Pounds to mobilise.
Million Moons is not a standard crowdfunding campaign. It is participatory, story-led, and non-extractive. People are not buying a product. They are co-creating the conditions for one to exist.
Each story added to the archive builds a shared language around menstrual and emotional experience. Each contribution resources the digital tools and community programmes that young people and their trusted adults need.
A HOWAMI INITIATIVE
Our Promise
100% of your support goes directly into Howami’s mission: to improve lives by integrating the reality of the menstrual cycle in a healthy, creative, mindful and empowering way and to actively strengthen understanding, communication, and trust between young people and the adults they care for them.
Howami is an immersive digital ecosystem for teenage menstrual and emotional health. Through avatar-based self-expression, nature-inspired cycle tracking, and the Inner Seasons model, young people develop the language and self-awareness to understand their bodies, emotions, and inner worlds.
The platform connects young people with the trusted adults in their lives: parents, carers, and educators. A parallel adult portal builds shared understanding and stronger conversations.
Million Moons is how we are choosing to grow: slowly, relationally, and with integrity. Because community trust is not separate from our product. It is the foundation of it.
Howami began as an offline movement, working directly with families and schools to make menstrual cycle and emotional awareness practical, shame-free, and usable in everyday life.
Co-created by Nikki Berridge and Kate Penning in 2020, the work quickly revealed a common gap: young people often experience intense hormonal and emotional changes before they have the words for them. Even the most caring adults can struggle to understand or respond, often leading to a cycle of misunderstanding, conflict and disconnection.
About Howami
Inspired by these shared stories and lived experiences, Howami Limited was born with a clear mission: to advance menstrual health awareness, emotional and mental wellbeing for young people globally, while providing the essential tools and support for the adults who care for them.
Through the development of community outreach programmes, workshops, the Million Moons Initiative, and soon-to-be-launched Howami digital tools, we will contribute to a change that menstruators have long been waiting for: a world where menstrual health is honoured as a vital sign of wellbeing, understood with compassion, and integrated seamlessly into the rhythm of our daily lives.
