Our Programs
What started out as a fun activity during the pandemic - a gathering of friends who would contribute money and visit girls in Kibera for a pad drive - has grown into a menstrual education organization that also gifts girls with free menstrual products and offers mentorship around the country each month without fail.
Through our programs, our objective is to empower the girl child into a strong, independent and capable woman in the society.
The Wing Project
The Period Proud Project
The Young Queen Mums Project
The Wing Project
The Us4Her Foundation Wing Program is a Menstrual Management Mentorship program that gifts girls sanitary towel packages each month consistently without fail. With the help of the data, over 5000+ young women in Kenya benefit from the program monthly.
#PeriodPoverty
Shame and stigma around menstruation is a pervasive problem. Despite efforts to educate new generations of young people and change the conversation around periods. Statistics show that:
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In Kenya, 65% of girls/menstruators cannot afford period products at all.
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1 in 10 15-year-old girls fall victim to child sexual exploitation to afford period products.
For many young girls in Kenya, managing a menstrual cycle is a luxury. Since a majority of girls/menstruators cannot afford period products at all, they miss out on education each month. Women are unable to work or go to places of worship simply for menstruation. Some girls even resort to using rags, newspapers, leaves, or digging holes during their periods.
Us4Her, Together
Though access to menstrual products is a multi-faceted issue in Kenya, as the us4her foundation we are working towards making it possible for girls to properly manage their periods.
This is a bigger fight than any of us can win alone but together we’re strong and through our passion and commitment, we will eradicate priory poverty and improve outcomes for women, girls, and those who menstruate countrywide. From Kajiado, Kibera, Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Majengo, Thika, Kilifi, and Kisumu we work hard with the backing of the community to eradicate period poverty, help girls to be powerful and be the change-makers of their own future.
The Period Proud Project
The School Club Period Proud Program is a mentorship program where we teach the older girls who have already started their periods to be their younger sister's keepers. This project helps young girls in Kenya schools to retain their dignity and go to school without shame.
Restoring girls' dignity
Jacqueline was a Grade 6 student at Kapyangek Primary School when her very first period arrived unexpectedly during class. Without any period products at her disposal, she bled through her clothes and was utterly humiliated. Worst of all, she had no idea what was happening to her body. Distracted and distraught by the arrival of her menses, Jacqueline looked to her (female) teacher for guidance and reassurance.
But the woman, who should have been her savior, instead shamed Jacqueline in front of the entire class. She allegedly called her “dirty” and kicked her outside. That’s when Jacqueline walked home, trying desperately to cover her stained clothing. She walked all the way to the nearest river and hung herself with a Leso.
Jacqueline’s heartbreaking story illustrates the integral role that menstrual health and dignity play in building a more equal future for all girls — and why we must draw a line against menstrual shaming in order to get there.
Through the Period Proud mentorship program, we teach the older girls who have already started their periods to be their younger sister's keepers. We teach them about their first menarche, how to handle themselves and what products to use. Through this project, our goal is to help young girls in Kenya schools to retain their dignity and go to school without shame.
The Young Queen Moms Project
The Young Queen Moms Program aims to mentor young teen moms by teaching them life skills and how they can take their future back. We want to help these girls get their voices, go after their dreams and become more useful to society.
Teen pregnancies are preventable
Adolescent pregnancy is a global phenomenon with clearly known causes and serious health, social and economic consequences. The teenage pregnancy and motherhood rate in Kenya stands at 18%. This implies that about 1 in every 5 teenage girls between the ages of 15-19 years have either had a live birth or are pregnant with their first child. The situation varies by county with some counties being disproportionately affected than others.
There are so many factors that contribute to teenage pregnancy such as Period Poverty, lack of education on sexual and reproductive health, early sexual initiation, harmful cultural practices such as child marriages, sexual abuse/violence, and barriers to access to sexual and reproductive health services.
Her dreams matter
In Kilifi county, young girls are forced into early marriages after getting pregnant regardless of the circumstances. One of the driving forces is the lack of access to proper menstrual education and products. The lack of information on contraception has greatly contributed to adolescents not making informed choices, nobody talks to them about sex education while growing up.
The Young Queen Moms Program aims to mentor young teen moms by teaching them life skills and how they can take their future back. We are committed to raising awareness about menstrual health and hygiene, proper uses of contraception, and sexual education.
As hard as it is for them, we want to help these girls get their voices, go after their dreams and become more useful to society.