A girl's first period is NOT a sign she's ready for marriage or motherhood.

This #DayOfTheGirl, meet our Global Partner @flowready.bsky.social working to replace menstrual stigma with knowledge, confidence, & choice.
Girls deserve childhoods AND futures.
populationconnection.org/learn/global...

and helps ensure that a girl’s first period brings knowledge and confidence, not fear, shame, missed school, or expectations of marriage and motherhood. Learn more and support our work: flowready.org
#MenstrualHealth #ReadyBeforeTheFlow

In Uganda, around two-thirds of girls lack knowledge about menstruation before their first period, a challenge shared across many low-income settings.
This #PeriodActionDay, we’re reaffirming a simple but powerful idea: preparation should begin before the first flow.

Before she bleeds, she deserves to know. 🩸

A first period doesn’t make a girl a woman, ready for marriage & babies. She deserves information, support & the freedom to simply be a girl.

This Oct , FlowReady will be in Luwero, Uganda, marking #PeriodActionDay and the #DayoftheGirl.
flowready.org

Menstrual health isn’t just a girls’ issue. During #MenstrualHealth Week in Mayuge, Uganda, men showed up, learned, asked questions, & realized they needed to do more for their daughters and wives. ❤️

When men join the conversation, stigma begins to break. One conversation at a time. flowready.org