Most Kenyan mothers want to have the period conversation but don’t know where to start. This practical guide covers what to say, when to say it, how to handle emotions on both sides, and what to pack in her period kit.
A girl gets her first period and reaches into the bathroom cabinet — finding her mum’s regular adult pads. She does her best, but by the end of the school day something’s shifted, bunched, or leaked, and what was already an anxious experience becomes an embarrassing one. This happens constantly, and it doesn’t have to. […]