popconnect.bsky.social
US grassroots org providing population education & advocating progressive action to improve health, human rights, & #environmental sustainability globally.🌲🫂🐿️ #FamilyPlanning #Biodiversity #SRHR #Aging @popconnectaction.bsky.social populationconnection.org
👤 Joined on 22 November 2024
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@popconnect.bsky.socialDid you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶
Show PostA 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...
Show PostBefore 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
Show PostMenstrual 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
Show PostIn 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.
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