Our projects

Mental Health Matters 

Empowering Immigrant Women Through Culturally Responsive Mental Health Support

🌍 About the Project

Mental Health Matters is a community-driven initiative supporting the emotional and psychological well-being of immigrant women in Franklin County, Ohio. The project responds to the unique cultural, linguistic, and systemic barriers immigrant women often face in accessing mental health care.

Through trauma-informed practices, peer engagement, and culturally grounded approaches, this initiative fosters healing, builds trust, and strengthens community support systems.

🎯 Key Objectives

• Break the stigma surrounding mental health in immigrant communities

• Promote access to culturally relevant mental health resources

• Create safe spaces for healing, learning, and connection

• Empower women as advocates for mental health and well-being

• Encourage long-term wellness through education and peer support

🧩 Core Activities

• Facilitated workshops on trauma, identity, resilience, and self-care

• Peer-led discussion circles and storytelling sessions

• Individualized referrals and mental health navigation support

• Strategic collaboration with local health and social service partners

🩸 Dignity in Every Cycle

Addressing period poverty through menstrual health education and product distribution

🌍 About the Project

Plastic-Free Future is an environmental awareness campaign focused on reducing plastic consumption and pollution through education, advocacy, and community-led action. The project aims to equip individuals—especially youth and women—with practical tools and knowledge to shift toward sustainable alternatives.

This initiative addresses both the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution, while inspiring behavioral change at the local level.

🎯 Key Objectives

• Raise awareness of the dangers of plastic pollution

• Promote sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics

• Encourage responsible consumption and waste management practices

• Engage schools and communities in cleanup campaigns and learning sessions

• Advocate for policy and systems change toward a circular economy

🧩 Core Activities

• Educational workshops in schools and community centers

• Community-led clean-up drives and recycling initiatives

• Distribution of reusable materials (bags, bottles, containers)

• Public awareness campaigns through art, media, and local events

🌍 About the Project

This initiative provides menstrual hygiene products and education to women and girls facing period poverty. With a focus on dignity, health, and empowerment, the project ensures that access to basic menstrual care is never a barrier to education, confidence, or participation in daily life.

The project promotes open conversations about menstrual health while breaking taboos and stigma in underserved communities.

🎯 Key Objectives

• Distribute free menstrual hygiene kits to women and girls in need

• Raise awareness about menstrual health and hygiene practices

• Normalize conversations around periods to reduce stigma

• Promote dignity, health, and equal opportunity during menstruation