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ABOUT US

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Project Leaders
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Tatiana Chance (she/her), a graduate of Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD, holds degrees in Elementary Education and Theatre.  Tatiana focuses on equitable access to menstrual products, safe abortions, and sparking reproductive justice discussions through art. A trailblazer since age 16, Tatiana founded Help 4 Huhas, a not for profit organization providing free menstrual products. As the project lead for the Pasque Project, she explores youth priorities in SD on abortion access and reproductive justice through an artistic lens. Tatiana is a member of the  Advocates for Youth on the Young Womxn of Color for Reproductive Justice leadership council where she works with other activists across the nation to ensure reproductive justice for all people. Tatiana collaborates with the ACLU on the Reproductive Freedom Youth Legislative Advisory Committee in SD and serves on the board of Innovations in Reproductive Health Access. Her impactful legacy at Augustana includes championing free condoms and menstrual products for the community.

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Tsegab Arega (she/her) is a first-generation MPH student at Emory Rollins School of Public Health. Tsegab’s profound interest in women's equity and reproductive justice led her to concentrate on Health Management and enroll in the Maternal & Child Certificate Program. Currently, Tsegab serves as Principal Investigator at the Pasque Project, where her research aims to understand the knowledge of immigrant women of childbearing age and immigrant community leaders on abortion and reproductive health resources, while assessing the interest and need for culturally responsive reproductive resources and safe abortion care. She also was a CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholar and serves on the board of Innovations in Reproductive Health Access.

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Steph Kraft Sheley, JD, MHA (she/her) is an advocate dedicated to ensuring abortion access and protecting the rights of pregnant and birthing people. She founded and directs Right By You, an organization that connects pregnant Missouri youth to contraception and all-options pregnancy support. In addition to Right By You, Stephanie owns and operates a law practice focused on supporting people seeking justice for violations of their rights during labor and birth, supporting midwives and birth workers, and ensuring safe and unobstructed access to abortion care. She serves on the board of the Birth Rights Bar Association.

Review & Award Process

Round 1: Applications due February 28, 2024; funding decisions anticipated by March 31, 2024

 

Round 2: Applications due May 31, 2024; funding decisions anticipated by June 30, 2024

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