POSITIVITI FOUNDATIONOrongo Village, Kenya — Menstrual Health, Mental Wellbeing & Micro-Enterprise ProgramEvery Month, Shame Becomes SurvivalFor too many women and girls in Kenya, a period isn't just an inconvenience — it's a monthly crisis. They live insecrecy and fear, terrified of being seen, mocked, or shamed for something entirely natural. Without money forsanitary products, many are forced into positions no child or mother should ever face — some coerced by theirown circumstances, and sometimes by their own families, into transactional relationships just to afford pads, or tohelp their families survive another week.Imagine carrying that weight every single month — the fear of leaking in front of classmates, the humiliation ofusing rags or leaves, the impossible choice between staying home and losing an education, or finding another wayto get what you need at a devastating cost. The emotional toll is constant: shame that isolates, fear that never fullylifts, and a slow erosion of a young woman's sense of safety and self-worth. This is not a distant problem — it ishappening right now, to women and girls we have met and sat with.They deserve better. They deserve dignity, and they deserve to be seen as whole people — not just a healthneed to be met.The ProblemNationally, girls in rural Kenya lose an estimated 4 school days a month to menstruation-related absence —roughly two weeks of learning lost every term. Lost education compounds into lost opportunity, and the cycle ofpoverty continues into the next generation. And for the girls who have been forced into transactional relationshipsjust to survive, the wound doesn't end when the immediate need is met — the emotional and psychologicalaftermath can last long after.Our Model: Three Pillars, One Whole Person1. Health & Hygiene TrainingWomen and girls are trained in reusable menstrual cup use, reproductive health, and menstrual hygienemanagement, following curricula already proven by organizations like Ruby Cup, Femme International, andWoMena across East Africa.● A cluster-randomized study in western Kenya found strong acceptance of cup use, with retention risingfrom 84% at 3 months to 96% at 9 months● A published cost-effectiveness analysis found the menstrual cup program outperformed a comparable padprogram on health outcomes, at $2,300 per DALY averted2. Train-the-Trainer + Micro-EnterpriseSelected women go further, becoming community educators themselves — carrying this knowledge to otherslong after we've left. Where interested, these same women can access Positiviti's existing micro-loaninfrastructure to become local distributors, turning what they've learned into an income and a future.3. Mental & Emotional WellbeingThis is not just about the physical need. Many of the women and girls we serve carry real trauma — shame, fear,and the psychological weight of what they've been forced to do to survive. We're building a referral and trainingpartnership with organizations already doing trauma-informed work in Kenya, so that:● Community trainers are equipped with basic trauma-awareness training (modeled on Kutoa Project'scontextualized curriculum for East Africa) to recognize distress and respond with care● A real referral relationship exists to organizations providing deeper psychosocial and psychologicalsupport for anyone who needs it beyond community-level care● Healing and dignity are treated as part of the same program as the physical need, not an afterthoughtWhy This Fits PositivitiWe already have the micro-lending and financial literacy infrastructure most menstrual health programs lack.Pairing an established cup training model, a trauma-informed community care layer, and our existing business-support system means we can restore dignity, protect wellbeing, and build independence — all at once.The Ask[Funding amount / partnership scope — to be filled in]