Give to Gain

We begin in Masoro because this is where Isôoko Community Development operates.
This is where we walk alongside women and girls every day.
But what is happening here reflects a reality across many rural communities.
Women’s wellbeing is under pressure.

Many women are carrying silent battles.
Financial instability.
Caregiving responsibilities.
Social expectations.
Unaddressed emotional trauma.

In Rwanda, 23.2% of women experience common mental health disorders.
More women are learning to name anxiety and burnout
but access to consistent, community-based mental health care remains limited.
Awareness is growing.
Support systems are not.

Menstrual health is not just biological.
Hormonal changes throughout the menstrual cycle can significantly affect emotional wellbeing.
Up to 85% of women experience premenstrual symptoms.
Some experience severe mood changes linked to depression and anxiety.
When emotional pressure meets financial stress, distress deepens.
Menstrual health directly affects confidence, stability, and daily participation.

In Masoro, many vulnerable women and girls earn between 0 and 1,500 RWF per day.
The average cost of sanitary pads is 1,000 to 1,500 RWF.
Nearly 20% of schoolgirls in rural communities miss up to 50 school days each year due to lack of menstrual products.
This is not only about hygiene.

It is about dignity.
Education.
Opportunity.

We have identified more than 1,000 women and girls facing this challenge.
This March, we would like to extend our support to 1,000 of them.

This Women’s Month, we are responding holistically.

We are integrating:
• Menstrual cycle education
• Mental health awareness
• Emotional regulation workshops
• Structured psychosocial support

We will host workshops in schools, savings groups, and mining communities.
We will train community-based facilitators.
We will create safe spaces for open conversations about mental and menstrual health.

And we are inviting professional counselors and psychologists to volunteer their time
to stand with women who need consistent, compassionate support.

Because women deserve care that sees the whole person.

We are fundraising to provide:

Reusable sanitary pad kits 5 pads per kit, washable up to 120 times offering long-term dignity for 1,000 women and girls.

And structured psychosocial support for 300 women, including:

• Mental health screening and assessment
• Psychoeducation on rebuilding self-worth in times of stress
• Group therapy and emotional support
• Crisis-response referrals

From 5,000 RWF, you can support menstrual dignity and education.

From 35 USD, you can sponsor one woman’s mental health support.

When a girl stays in school, her future expands.

When a girl stays in school, her future expands.

When a woman understands her emotional patterns, she regains confidence.

When support becomes consistent, communities become stronger.

This Women’s Month, under the theme “Give to Gain,”
We invite you to invest in women’s wellbeing emotionally, physically, and socially.

Give what you can.
Volunteer if you can.
Share if you can.

And help us build systems of care that last beyond one month.