This past summer, Lexington High School’s RiseHer Club completed its first delivery trip to Circasia, Colombia. Members of the club delivered care packages to underprivileged mothers of children at the Sunantha Camila preschool.
RiseHer was founded in Feb. 2025 by seniors Nihashi Nag and Gabrielle Eamranond to support mothers in need by providing region-specific care kits.The kits contain basic hygiene products such as shampoo, body wash, menstrual products, and first aid kits.
The club operates under OnBoardForKids, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping impoverished children around the world. In preparation for their delivery trip, RiseHer hosted bake sales outside of school to raise funds for the care packages. They also paid special attention to the products they chose for the kits.
“The sanitary and menstrual products are very different in Colombia than they are in the United States. We want to make sure that they are comfortable using those same products,” Eamranond said.
Having received positive feedback from the Circasia community, RiseHer is planning to reach out to more international and local communities. Nag explained that a future trip is focused on impoverished mothers in India. Financial disparities, access, and governmental issues are among the factors that disadvantage these under-resourced mothers, who must care not only for themselves, but also for their children.
The process of establishing RiseHer was not without its challenges. At first, the club struggled to gain enough popularity at LHS to effectively spread its message.
“Because RiseHer was not [previously] established as a club, there was some concern that it would be hard to [gain] that legitimate feeling among others [and] have a very large group of people to contribute to the impact,” Nag explained.
However, at the club fair, RiseHer attracted many new members.
“It makes me feel really good when you know that so many people want to actually help mothers. Even if it’s a small step, it has a very large impact,” Nag said.
Nag and Eamranond explained that they will remain involved with the club while in college, and emphasized how rewarding it was to see the impact they have been able to make so far. Nag hopes that RiseHer will show the LHS community that students can leave a mark on the world.
“If you want to help under-resourced mothers, know that you can do it and you’re able to get the opportunities to serve them. I think it feels really good to know that you’re able to give people a chance to help others,” Nag said.
