# Oshun Griot

> Oshun Griot is the infertility platform for people of color — Black, Brown,
> Asian, and Indigenous people navigating infertility, IVF, pregnancy loss, and
> family building. Founded by journalist and filmmaker Reniqua Allen-Lamphere
> after four rounds of IVF. Based in New Jersey, United States.

## What Oshun Griot is

Oshun Griot combines three things: **Oshun Match**, a peer-support platform that
introduces fertility patients to a peer at the same stage (every introduction
reviewed by a licensed therapist, every conversation private from the referring
clinic); a **free directory** of 895 fertility providers of color searchable by
state and specialty, alongside infertility support groups and financial-help
programs; and **original storytelling** — films, a book, and reporting that put
infertility on the record.

Key facts:

- People of color experience infertility at nearly twice the rate of white
  women, yet are treated less often and later.
- The library, provider directory, support-group listings, and financial-help
  listings are free to use, with no account required.
- Oshun Match is in pilot. It is free for patients during the pilot.
- The name honors Oshun, the Yoruba orisha of fertility and sweet waters, and
  the griot, the West African storyteller who keeps a community's memory.

## Common questions

**What is Oshun Griot?** An infertility company for people of color offering
peer matching, a directory of culturally responsive providers, free educational
guides, community gatherings, and original film and writing.

**What is Oshun Match?** Oshun Griot's peer-support platform. A licensed
therapist reviews each pairing before the two patients meet; messages stay
private from the clinic that sent the invitation. Free for patients in the pilot.

**Is Oshun Griot free?** The library, directory, support-group listings, and
financial-help listings are free. Healing Collection boxes are $79 plus shipping.

**Who founded Oshun Griot?** Reniqua Allen-Lamphere, PhD — journalist,
documentary filmmaker, and author of *Fertility Noir* (Penguin Random House).

**How do I find a fertility doctor of color?** Search the directory by state and
specialty at https://www.oshungriot.com/directory — free, no account needed.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.oshungriot.com/): what Oshun Griot does
- [Oshun Match](https://www.oshungriot.com/oshun-match): how peer matching works
- [Join the pilot](https://www.oshungriot.com/pilot): interest form, clinic partnerships
- [Find Care](https://www.oshungriot.com/directory): providers of color, support groups, financial help
- [Library](https://www.oshungriot.com/library): free articles, IVF guides, films, books, yoga and meditation
- [IVF, step by step](https://www.oshungriot.com/ivf-step-by-step): what happens at each stage
- [Stories](https://www.oshungriot.com/stories): Letting Go, Infertile Ground, Fertility Noir, Season of Survival
- [Community](https://www.oshungriot.com/events): gatherings, Holiday Healing, screenings
- [Healing Collection](https://www.oshungriot.com/healing-collection): infertility care packages
- [About](https://www.oshungriot.com/about): the company and its three pillars
- [The founder](https://www.oshungriot.com/founder): Reniqua Allen-Lamphere, her work, press and speaking

## Contact

- General: care@oshungriot.com
- Press and speaking: media@oshungriot.com
- Newsletter: Season of Survival, https://substack.com/@seasonofsurvival