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LETS Empower

Let's end human trafficking, child poverty and abuse together.

Jackson, TN   |  https://www.letsempower.org

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Mission

LWe are a catalyst for global transformation that uses the power of women’s cycles to disrupt cycles of poverty, human trafficking, and abuse. Through innovative tools, courageous education, and compassionate action, we equip individuals to reclaim purpose, live with sovereignty, and address the root causes of dysfunction. By fostering early education, family engagement, and community-led initiatives, we inspire systemic change and create a future where every person can thrive in safety, dignity, and freedom.

Notes from the nonprofit

At LETS, we believe prevention is the highest form of protection. By restoring body literacy, emotional intelligence, and relational trust at the earliest stages of development, we help communities disrupt cycles of harm before they begin. Our work is not just about education—it’s about legacy. We are building a future where every girl knows her worth, every family has the tools to thrive, and every community is equipped to raise the next generation in safety, dignity, and love. With your partnership, we continue to expand our reach, deepen our impact, and ignite generational change—one child, one caregiver, one sacred conversation at a time.

Ruling year info

2019

Founding CEO

Kristin Van Wey

Main address

54 Brackenhouse Sq

Jackson, TN 38305-9606 USA

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EIN

82-4454278

NTEE code info

Family Services (P40)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

LETS exists to disrupt cycles of unplanned pregnancy, abuse, and human trafficking by addressing a core root cause: the lack of early, values-aligned reproductive health education. Around the world, millions of youth and families are navigating puberty without the knowledge, tools, or support to make empowered choices. This silence leaves them vulnerable to exploitation, poverty, and generational dysfunction. In many communities, these topics are considered taboo, overlooked in schools, and avoided at home. LETS meets this need with culturally responsive, trauma-informed education that equips girls, boys, and caregivers with body literacy, emotional awareness, and relational tools. By fostering early understanding, communication, and dignity, we help restore purpose, sovereignty, and connection within families. Through our curriculum, tools, and partnerships, we work to prevent harm before it begins—creating a future where every person can thrive in safety, dignity, and freedom.

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

LETS Bloom

The LETS Bloom Program is a preventative health and education initiative designed to guide girls ages 9–14 through puberty with confidence, dignity, and knowledge. Anchored by the LETS Bloom Journal, curriculum, and lunar cycle bracelet, the program teaches girls to understand their bodies, track their cycles, and connect with their emotions, thoughts, and environment. In the United States, LETS Bloom is currently offered online and in select schools, homeschool groups, and family-led circles. It includes caregiver training to help parents and mentors create meaningful conversations and support during a pivotal season of development. By teaching early cycle awareness and body literacy, the program helps prevent unplanned pregnancies, abuse, and exploitation—while nurturing healthy identity, communication, and emotional well-being. LETS Bloom is more than a curriculum—it’s a sacred bridge between generations, designed to strengthen families and inspire lifelong well-being.

Population(s) Served

LETS Bangladesh has teamed up with the youth volunteers of the Youth Alliance for Sustainable International Development (YASID) to bring reproductive health education to Cox's Bazar and Chittagong. As these topics are viewed as too sensitive to be discussed in the public educational system or even within many families in Bangladesh, YASID instructors are enthusiastic about sharing this critical knowledge with their communities. We are excited to see this program expand as we explore translating the curriculum into the Bangla language.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Parents

In collaboration with local NGO Dondes di Misericordia, our team offers training and support for school teachers to instruct youth and families with the LETS Reproductive Health & Wellbeing curriculum in the greater Cartagena area. As part of this initiative our program materials are now available in Spanish, greatly expanding the reach of this essential education. As we work toward developing a local LETS team of instructors in Medellin, we anticipate reaching families in many different areas of Colombia.

Population(s) Served
Parents
Children and youth

In Haiti, LETS has worked across the country to provide reproductive health and wellbeing education through schools, clinics, churches, and community centers. Based in Port Salut, our Haitian-led team of educators, farmers, artisans, and administrators continues to serve communities with dignity and resilience—despite ongoing political and economic instability. We’ve trained numerous organizations and instructors in the LETS curriculum, extending our impact far beyond our direct programs. Through education, bracelet distribution, and local empowerment, LETS helps prevent unplanned pregnancies, trafficking, and abuse—restoring knowledge, agency, and hope to Haiti’s youth and families.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Adults
Non-adult children
Caregivers

Where we work

  • Bangladesh

  • Colombia

  • Europe

  • Haiti

  • South America

  • United States

Awards

Elevation 2018

dōTERRA

Elevation 2018

dōTERRA

Our results

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How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

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Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

LETS (Lunar Essential Tracker System) is a global nonprofit working to prevent unplanned pregnancies, human trafficking, and generational abuse by restoring early reproductive health education, emotional literacy, and cycle awareness. Our goals are rooted in the belief that prevention is possible—and that every person deserves the knowledge, dignity, and support to make empowered decisions about their body, relationships, and purpose.
Our primary goals are:
1. Expand Global Access to Reproductive Health and Wellbeing Education
We aim to offer our trauma-informed, culturally responsive curriculum in 20 countries over the next five years. This includes translating our materials into additional languages, training local educators, and delivering our programs through schools, churches, clinics, and community-led initiatives. We prioritize areas where early intervention can disrupt generational cycles of poverty, abuse, and exploitation.
2. Train and Support Local Leaders, Instructors, and Families
We train grassroots instructors, nonprofit staff, schoolteachers, and caregivers to deliver the LETS curriculum within their own communities. By equipping trusted leaders with tools for early education and conversation, we scale sustainably—creating ripple effects across families and institutions. Our instructor certification program, both in-person and online, is expanding to meet growing global demand.
3. Provide Tools that Reinforce Education and Restore Dignity
Through our signature tools—like the LETS Bracelet and LETS Bloom Kit—we offer practical, tangible resources that help youth track their cycles, connect with their bodies, and experience puberty with clarity and confidence. These items are handmade by local artisans and rooted in body-honoring, whole-person wisdom. They also support our economic empowerment goal by creating jobs in rural and underserved communities.
4. Strengthen Families Through Early Connection and Conversation
We believe that prevention begins in the home. Our caregiver trainings and parent guides support meaningful conversations between generations, restoring trust, respect, and shared responsibility. We are developing digital resources, multilingual platforms, and school partnerships to expand this work in both developing and developed regions.
5. Build Long-Term Sustainability Through Strategic Partnerships
Our goal is to secure multi-source funding—including earned income, philanthropic investment, and collaborative grants—to sustainably expand without compromising our values. We are currently partnered with educators, NGOs, and youth-serving organizations across Haiti, Bangladesh, Colombia, Guatemala, Uganda, the Dominican Republic, Kenya, and the U.S., with new partnerships forming in Latin America and Africa.
Ultimately, LETS exists to create generational impact. Our goal is not just education—it’s transformation: restoring dignity, preventing harm, and helping youth, families, and communities remember their worth.

LETS achieves its goals through a layered strategy that addresses the root causes of unplanned pregnancy, abuse, and trafficking while restoring dignity, knowledge, and generational connection.

1. Train Local Instructors
We certify and support local educators, nonprofit staff, and caregivers to deliver our curriculum within their own schools, clinics, churches, and communities. Training is trauma-informed, culturally grounded, and available both in person and online.

2. Culturally Rooted Curriculum
Our programs begin as early as age 9 and address the full person—mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Modules include puberty education, emotional literacy, body awareness, fertility, family planning, communication, consent, and personal worth. All content is age-appropriate and adapted to local needs and languages.

3. Tools for Integration
We distribute culturally relevant, handmade tools that reinforce learning. The LETS Bracelet teaches lunar cycle tracking in a tangible way. The LETS Bloom Kit includes a puberty journal, educational materials, and supportive guidance for both girls and caregivers. These tools help bring education home and support positive identity development.

4. Family and Community Engagement
LETS offers caregiver training and family engagement workshops to strengthen communication and trust across generations. By initiating conversations in the home, we prevent harm before it begins and help restore family unity.

5. Partnerships with Existing Organizations
We train the staff of partner organizations—NGOs, schools, churches, and nonprofits—to integrate our curriculum into their programs. This extends our mission through trusted networks that already serve youth and families. Current partnerships are active in Haiti, Bangladesh, Colombia, Kenya, Guatemala, Uganda, the Dominican Republic, and the U.S.

6. Sustainable Growth Strategy
Our funding model blends earned income from products and trainings with grants and philanthropic support. By expanding our donor base and product reach, we aim to sustain and grow our work without dependency on a single stream.

Together, these strategies allow us to create generational impact through education, presence, and prevention. We empower communities with the tools and trust to break cycles and build futures rooted in dignity, sovereignty, and purpose.

How we listen

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Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people’s needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive,

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, We don’t have any major challenges to collecting feedback,

Financials

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Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable