This was a small business I started in 2017, before I knew how to sew. I took it over from my mom and gave it new life—hand-stamping T-shirts using lino print blocks I carved myself and fabric paint. I sold the shirts on campus at the University of Cape Town, where I was studying at the time. The designs were bold, body-positive, and deeply influenced by the rise of the #MeToo movement and the importance of reclaiming our bodies—especially our vaginas—as our own.

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The business was surprisingly successful, and I donated 20% of all proceeds to Dignity Dreams, a South African organisation that provides reusable sanitary products to women and girls who can’t afford pads or tampons. In a country where poverty and gender inequality are so stark, many women and girls miss a week of school or work each month simply because they don’t have access to basic menstrual care. This not only deepens the gender divide, but limits the potential of so many. This small project was my first experience of using creativity as a tool for activism and community support—something that still shapes the way I work today.