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Amu4her

Amu4her is a youth-led nonprofit working to break the stigma around periods. I created three illustrated cards for them: one about menarche, one about menstrual cramps and self-care, and one about coping with menstruation at school.

I still remember my own first period. Seeing so much blood frightened me, and for a moment I thought something was wrong with my body. That experience made me understand how unfamiliar and overwhelming menstruation can feel for a girl in primary or secondary school who is experiencing it for the first time. I wanted to contribute in a small way by making that moment feel a little less frightening and a little less lonely.

For this reason, I wanted the language on the cards to feel like a friendly chat with an older sister rather than a rigid, distant textbook, using vocabulary that young children could easily understand, a caring tone, and warm visual elements. I hoped the girls would not feel embarrassed or overwhelmed, but instead feel that someone they had never met still cared about what they were going through. The cards have been completed and submitted.

Verification contact: Amu4her team · amu4her@gmail.com

Life Letters

Life Letters invites people to write anonymously about mental-health struggles they have endured or are still experiencing. By sharing these accounts, the project seeks to validate other people's experiences, reduce stigma and remind readers facing similar difficulties that they are not alone.

I wrote and submitted ten anonymous letters grounded in lived experience. The work required honesty, sensitivity and careful judgement: each letter needed to feel personal enough to offer recognition while remaining responsible toward readers who may be vulnerable.

Verification contact: Kylie Kutschera, President · kyliecupcake10@gmail.com

Grand Canyon Oral History Project

In progress

I was invited to participate in the transcription work for the Grand Canyon Oral History Archive, transforming recorded interviews into accurate and understandable written transcripts. This work requires careful listening, meticulous verification, and respect for the speaker's original intent, especially when reviewing automated transcripts, as even minor errors can easily distort names, places, memories, or context.

I have always been interested in history, but what attracts me most is not history itself—a list of dates and events—but the history remembered and told by those who experienced it. Listening to others recount an experience in their own voice creates a sense of immersion that textbooks often cannot replicate. Oral history preserves not only the events themselves but also how people understand, remember, and interpret them.

This is precisely why this project is so meaningful to me. Transcription may seem like a quiet, technical task, but it is also an act of preserving history. Every carefully verified name, every revised word, and every faithfully recorded memory ensures that an individual's voice is not lost in the process of transforming oral recollections into a permanent historical record. This requires patience, restraint, and the willingness to listen repeatedly rather than speculate.

My first assignment—the Helen Ingram Interview (Part One)—is currently being transcribed. Once completed, it will undergo an accuracy review and may be included in the Grand Canyon National Park Museum's collection and the project's oral history archive. For me, the value of this work lies in the fact that even a small contribution can help preserve vivid life experiences, allowing personal memories to be preserved as part of a broader historical record.

Verification contact: Tom Martin · tomhazel@grandcanyonazus.com

Florida Youth At Risk

Social Media Volunteer · Onboarding in progress

Florida Youth At Risk (FYAR) is a nonprofit organisation that supports young people aged 12–25 through music, performing arts, mentorship and workforce development. Its programmes combine creative opportunities with practical learning in financial literacy, mental wellness and career readiness.

I was drawn to FYAR's belief that music and the arts can help young people build confidence, resilience and a stronger sense of possibility. As a Social Media Volunteer, I hope to support that mission through clear, youth-centred digital storytelling—helping communicate its programmes, community activities and opportunities to a wider audience.

Following my volunteer interview, I am currently completing the onboarding process. My specific channels and responsibilities will be confirmed through that process, so I do not claim completed service or volunteer hours at this stage.

Verification contact: FYAR volunteer team · volunteers@fyar.org