Our Mission
To promote menstrual health equity by building sustainable partnerships, expanding access to menstrual resources and education, and advocating for systemic change, so that all individuals can thrive with dignity and opportunity.
History
Cycle of Change began as a conversation among three graduating seniors at Dartmouth College: Alicia Cage, Esther Ojuolape, and L'Exus Dallas. The three shared a passion for health equity, but it was a trip to Nairobi, Kenya that turned that passion into a mission.
As student ambassadors at the Dartmouth in Africa Summit, the founders spent time learning from communities and leaders across the health and development space. They visited hospitals, schools, and neighborhoods, and met diplomats, healthcare professionals, business owners, and community leaders whose approaches to health equity challenged and expanded their own.
One conversation stayed with them. They met a woman who had designed her own pads, a practical, sustainable solution built around what her community actually needed. The founders left Kenya with a question they couldn't set aside: if they had the knowledge, resources, and opportunity to help, what were they doing with them?
Cycle of Change became their answer.
The founders came to see that menstrual inequity reaches far beyond access to a product. Without resources, education, and supportive environments, girls and women can miss school, step back from their communities, and lose opportunities they deserve. This is both a local and an international issue, felt in communities around the world and close to home alike, and no single organization can solve it alone.
Cycle of Change was built to bridge that gap. By connecting the people and organizations already doing this work, across communities and across borders, it works toward a future where menstrual health equity reaches everyone. Its mission is to promote menstrual health equity by building sustainable partnerships, expanding access to menstrual resources and education, and advocating for systemic change, so that all individuals can thrive with dignity and opportunity.
Cycle of Change is just getting started. With every partnership, the organization aims to build with communities, not for them, and to create change that lasts.
History of Logo
Cycle of Change began with a shared belief: growth does not happen alone.
Co-founders Esther, Lex, and Alicia first met as students at Dartmouth College, where each developed as a servant leader with a deep commitment to supporting and uplifting the communities around them. Throughout their years at Dartmouth, they grew alongside one another and came to understand that meaningful change rarely comes from one person or one act. It happens when people invest in one another, communities come together, and individuals are given the support and resources they need to thrive.
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When Cycle of Change began taking shape, the founders knew they wanted its visual identity to carry that same meaning.
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They turned to longtime friend and fellow Dartmouth classmate Tyler Brown, founder of TPaigeDesigns. During her time at Dartmouth, Tyler became known for using her creativity to bring the visions of organizations and initiatives to life through design. As someone who had grown alongside the founders and witnessed their journeys in service and leadership, Tyler brought a uniquely personal understanding to the creation of the Cycle of Change logo.
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From the beginning, the founders envisioned flowers and leaves as central elements of the design, representing growth, renewal, and new beginnings. But behind that imagery was a deeper idea: nothing blooms on its own.
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Growth requires care. It requires resources, opportunity, and an environment that allows people to flourish. In the same way that a flower must be nurtured before it can bloom, communities thrive when people intentionally pour into one another.
