WELCOME TO PINK FOR AFRICA
Hello Team/Supporters,
My name is Juliette Mills-Lutterodt. I am a mother, a wife, a survivor, and the founder of The House of Juls which includes Juls Collection, JG by Juls, Juls Hair, and Ujana. But my most vital role is serving as the President of Pink for Africa.
18 years ago, I survived breast cancer. However, I realized my survival wasn’t just luck; it was geography. Living in America gave me access to treatment that my sisters in Africa simply do not have. A journalist once asked me, “If you never lived in America, would you be alive today?” That question changed my life. I started Pink for Africa in 2010 to ensure that every African woman, regardless of where she is born, has a fighting chance. We are here to educate, to help fund treatment, and to tear down the stigma surrounding this disease .
OUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Donation & Financial Support
* The “Profit for Purpose” Model: As the director of The House of Juls, a portion of profits from every handbag, lash, and hair product sold is poured directly into Pink for Africa to fund medical care.
* Direct Financial Aid: We provide direct financial support to help cover the costs of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. We have donated nearly $360,000 to date to cover these critical medical expenses.
* Prosthetics Donation: We donate breast prosthetics to women who have undergone mastectomies, helping them feel whole again. To date, over 600 women in Ghana have received prosthetics from us.
Empowering women through awareness and early detection.
Education
* Outreach Numbers: We have helped raise breast cancer awareness among approximately 860,000 women across Africa.
* The Core Message: We teach women as young as 12 and up to 99 about early detection. We have found that 60% of women report late for treatment and our goal is to eliminate the fear and stigma that causes this delay.
* The “Paulina” Personal Connection: My passion for education is deeply personal. (My being diagnosed and my stepmother dying from breast cancer). The Paulina Campaign is named after my stepmother, who lost her battle to breast cancer. Through this initiative, we fight to ensure other daughters don’t lose their mothers to preventable late detection.
Providing critical assistance for screenings, treatment, and care.
Fundraising
* Product Integration: Unlike traditional charities, we fundraise through commerce. The Juls Collection (handbags) was actually inspired during my chemotherapy treatment, turning a moment of pain into a vehicle for funding and donations from corporate institutions
* Corporate Partnerships: We have collaborated with entities like Flowering Community Ghana to make donations and Embrace Ghana who help provide psychological support through counselling after they have gone their surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation.
Cultivating a global community committed to sustaining hope and saving lives.
* Annual Fundraising Ball
upcoming event
Join us at our Annual Fundraising Tea Party Sunday 28 June at Glenn Ridge Country Club, Glen Ridge NJ
ACHIEVEMENTS
Over 800,000 women educated in ghana
- Hospitals Served (Ghana)
- We have established active coordination and donation streams with the following major referral centers :
- 1. Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (Accra)
- 2. Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (Kumasi)
- 3. Tamale Teaching Hospital (Northern Region)
- 4. Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
- 5. Ho Teaching Hospital (Volta Region)
- 6. Takoradi Teaching Hospital
- 7. Bolgatanga Teaching Hospital
- Women Saved / Direct Impact
- Prosthetics: 600+ women and over who have undergone mastectomies have received breast prosthetics.
- Financial Relief: Nearly $360,000 USD donated to cover chemo, radiation, and surgery.
- Recent Donation (2025): We recently donated GHC 35,000 (approx $2,500) and 50 prosthetics to Korle Bu alone.
- Number of People Educated
- Total Outreach: Approximately 855,000 women across Africa have been reached with awareness education regarding risk factors, symptoms, and the importance of self-examination.
OUR WORK
saving lives is our priority
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS
ABILITY TO SAVE LIFES
The Paulina Campaign
* Inspiration: Named after Juliette’s stepmother, Paulina, who died of breast cancer.
* Focus: Unlike general awareness, the Paulina Campaign specifically targets family education. It focuses on teaching husbands, sons, and extended family members how to support a patient and recognize symptoms, breaking the isolation that often leads to late diagnosis.
The "60% No More" Early Detection Drive
* Inspiration: Data shows 60% of Ghanaian women report to the hospital too late .
* Focus: A mobile clinic initiative that goes into markets and rural villages. It focuses on Biopsy and Mammogram vouchers. The goal is to pay for the diagnostic tests (biopsies) that are often the financial barrier preventing women from knowing if they have cancer.
The "Feel Whole Again" Prosthetics Project
* Focus: Post-surgery support.
* Details: Many women in Africa cannot afford a breast prosthesis after a mastectomy. This campaign secures funding to provide silicone prosthetics to survivors, helping restore their confidence and dignity. Every year, pink for Africa makes prostheses donations to the hospitals
OUR DONORS
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