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T-Project donates beauty products to Guma Esperansa
Representatives of nonprofit organizations T-Project and Karidat Social Services share a group photo at Karidat’s Chalan Kanoa office on Wednesday after T-Project donated several gift bags containing a variety of beauty products to the women of Guma Esperansa. T-Project representatives in the picture include founder Tyra Sablan and junior ambassadors Pettie Lucas, Keo Ngirachelong, and Nicki Keremen. Karidat representatives in the picture include executive director Lauri Ogumoro and Karidat human trafficking outreach specialist Savannah Lyn Delos Santos. (JOSHUA SANTOS)
Seeking to empower women who have endured violence, nonprofit organization T-Project CNMI donated on Wednesday several gift bags containing a variety of beauty products to the women of Guma Esperansa.
T-Project founder Tyra Sablan said Wednesday that T-Project wanted to give back to the women of Guma Esperansa who may have been going through hardships through the holiday season. Sablan added that, when experiencing domestic violence, one’s confidence often diminishes. She and T-Project hope the beauty products empower the women.
T-Project and Karidat Social Services representatives who were present for the donation included Sablan, T-Project junior ambassadors Pettie Lucas, Keo Ngirachelong, and Nicki Keremen, Karidat executive director Lauri Ogumoro, and Karidat human trafficking outreach specialist Savannah Lyn Delos Santos.
“We wanted to encourage them…to keep their heads up, remain beautiful always, and encourage strong women all around to be powerful. …A lot of the times when we experience violence, especially domestic violence, our confidence diminishes, and so we wanted to bring back that power and give that power back to women,” said Sablan.
According to Sablan, 25 gift bags were donated, roughly valued at $30 per bag. Each gift bag contained perfume, facial moisturizer, body cream, lotion, and nail polish.
Ogumoro shared Sablan’s sentiments, saying that the women of Guma Esperansa, no matter what they’ve been through, are and will always be beautiful.
“This is a really powerful message that…[empowers] them and gives them their strength. …No matter what happens in their life, they’re always beautiful,” she said.
Guma Esperansa is one of Karidat’s many services. Guma Esperansa was founded in 2001 and provides sanctuary, counseling, and advocacy for victims and their children. According to Karidat’s website, all shelter services are “free and confidential and are available regardless of citizenship, ethnicity, or immigration status.”
T-Project is a trans-led nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and creating safe spaces for the CNMI’s LGBTQ community.
