HUMANx

Working to bring about an end to period poverty in Nigeria.

We believe that young girls and women everywhere should have access to necessary information and sanitary products to manage their menstruation in a hygienic way—in safety, privacy, and with dignity.

Ultimate Goal

By 2050, all females across all peri-urban and rural areas in Nigeria, have access to healthy and affordable sanitary products at their disposal when the need arises such that their activities are not hampered.

About

An initiative of GbemiDH, a multi-creative enterprise founded by uber-talented artist Gbemi Elekula, HUMANx aims to bring about an end to period poverty in Nigeria through Perioducation (Period Education), Provision of Period Products, and Collaboration with Stakeholders.

Vision

At HUMANx, we envision a world where period poverty is over. Period!

Mission

Our mission is to tackle period poverty - one female, one period product with one purchase at a time.

Media Advocacy

Outreach Programmes

Overview

Menstrual Hygiene Management

Menstruation (also termed period) is the is normal vaginal bleeding that occurs as part of the monthly cycle of adolescent girls and pre-menopausal women. And menstrual hygiene management is vital to lead wholesome, very productive and truly fulfilling lives.

Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is described as the process whereby “women and adolescent girls use a clean menstrual hygiene management material to absorb or collect blood that can be changed in privacy as often as necessary for the duration of the menstruation period, using soap and water for washing their bodies as required, and having access to facilities to dispose of used menstrual management material.”
(UNICEF, WHO 2014)

Gbemi Elekula
(Founder HUMANx)

Leadership

A Note from our Founder

Let's Be Human, Together!

“There is no equity when half the population bear the physical, emotional, mental and financial distress as a consequence of the natural reproductive cycle needed to ensure human survival.”

Hi, I’m Gbemi Elekula, founder of HUMANx. I started the organization in 2020, as yet another medium to share my creative talent with the world. Only, this time, I am also solving a problem—period poverty!

Given how expensive a pack of tampons is, I often wondered how less-privileged females and those in the rural areas were able to afford these products. From early outreach programmes that we did, I discovered that a huge number of them used rags and other unsanitary items, leading to menstrual hygiene issues. In trying to solve one problem, another is created.

Get Involved

Let's Be Human, Together!

With your support, we can make a difference in the lives of these young girls and women. For general enquires, reach us at enquiries@humanxng.org

Other ways to get involved.

Perioducation

Become A HUMANx Education Ambassador.

Join the conversation on our social media platforms

Period Product

Shop HUMANx Fashion Items.

With every purchase of our cool clothing and accessories, you will be contributing to the provision of sanitary products to females in rural Nigeria. Follow link to the GbemiDH website to view and select items.

Collaboration

Become a HUMANx Funding and Technical Partner.

Interested in partnering with us? Send us an email to get involved.

HUMANx EVENTS

International Women’s Day Celebration 2022

In commemoration of the International Women’s Day (#IWD2022), HUMANx organized an outreach to Takushara village in Abuja on 8^th March 2022 to enlighten the women on menstrual hygiene management while also donating sanitary kits to about 250 women.

Gbemi Elekula, Founder and Creative Director of HUMANx, noted that the programme is in keeping with the vision and mission of the brand, which is to bring about an end to period poverty in Nigeria. It is also in line with this year’s IWD campaign theme #BreaktheBias, which spotlights the individual and collective biases against women that fuel gender inequality.

HUMANx EVENTS

International Women’s Day Celebration 2022

HUMANx EVENTS

International Women’s Day Celebration 2021

HUMANx, in partnership with DreamHome and Health Aid For All Initiative (HAFAI), commemorated International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2021 at the Gurku IDP community in Nasarawa State.

Themed “Choose to Challenge”, the sensitization and capacity building program saw about 300 participants trained in mental hygiene management.

Ten (10) women were selected and trained on how to make reusable pads with the assurance that they would also train other women in the camp.

The selected women also received starter packs to enable them start up a small business through the production and marketing of the reusable pads which will help them generate income to assist their families.

HUMANx EVENTS

International Women’s Day Celebration 2021

HUMANx, in partnership with DreamHome and Health Aid For All Initiative (HAFAI), commemorated International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2021 at the Gurku IDP community in Nasarawa State.