We founded our nonprofit La Lune in 2018 to empower menstruators in America to eliminate the surrounding stigma of menstrual hygiene as well as educate them on how to handle the task of their menstrual hygiene safely. Through the delivery of personalized care packages containing menstrual care essentials like pads, tampons, soap, underwear, as well as flyers and brochures with information on taking care of periods properly, we hope to help as many menstruators acquire access to quality menstrual hygiene products regardless of their socioeconomic status.
Initially, our group wanted to tackle the broad subject of poverty in America. As we delved deeper into the idea, we discovered the commonly disregarded issue of period poverty in our nation. While there were plenty of organizations that helped provide menstrual care for young girls in the UK, as well as many third-world countries, we could not find many nonprofit organizations that targeted the issue of menstrual inequality specifically in the United States. Now, we strive to destigmatize menstrual hygiene for all menstruators.
