The Youth Elevation Initiative is an organization that originally started in Uganda, to help ease period poverty for the young women in the Kabale District. The Kabale District is among the poorest in the country and women face many challenges to acquire the essential supplies necessary to alleviate the natural process of menstruation. The Youth Elevation Initiative in Uganda began mobilizing in 2021 in collaboration with local schools, to collect and distribute enough supplies to hand to as many young women as possible. Once collected, the schools are given the task to hand each woman a 3-month supply package that consists of sanitary pads, detergent, body soap, and pain medication such as Tylenol and ibuprofen. Other ways in which the organization helps women is in providing information about menstruation in classrooms and answering any questions that students may have about the cycle process. The newly formed Texas chapter is located in Bryan, Texas and our mission is to collect donations to ship them to Uganda. The donations that we accept are the same as mentioned above, plus we also take monetary donations to help with the shipping costs as well as the costs for supplies, such as paper and printer ink. To donate, please contact me via messenger or any of the ways mentioned on this page.
