When Maanya Pandey learned that female prisoners often don't have access to basic hygiene products, she knew she had to do something about it. That inspired her while still a student at Waukee High School to start a nonprofit, Love for Red, dedicated to making access to feminine hygiene products easier and more cost-effective. Since founding loveforredorg, Pandey and a team of 20 other volunteers have donated nearly 50,000 period products to 33 organizations, including women's shelters, low-income resource centers and refugee centers, where menstrual products are one of the least donated items. Love for Red also has expanded its scope by working with five Des Moines metro area school districts. In 2024, Pandey, now a University of Iowa student, hopes to expand her efforts to end period poverty across Iowa, including pressing for legislation to make period products free in schools. That's why she's one of the Des Moines Register and Iowa City Press-Citizen People to Watch in 2024. T...