Comm-UNITY! | Season 12| Episode 9| Raising Teenagers: One hike at a time.

What this episode covers

There’s still a lack of understanding about what happens when a teenager starts to menstruate. Lack and shortage of menstrual education and the stigma attached to periods means girls don’t feel comfortable talking about it with their parents, teachers, or even peers. Hope Nankunda has for the past seven years spearheaded the campaign to support teenagers through school and to demystify the myths surrounding menstruation. Hope Nankunda is a mother, teacher, counselor, and founder of Raising Teenagers (RTU), and Central Region Coordinator at Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage. Hope tells the relentless story of how she found purpose in raising teenagers by attending to their most pressing psychological needs without leaving parents and the communities out of the conversation. Using hiking as a fundraising and advocacy tool, Hope has spearheaded the hike of Muhabura, Wanale, Karangura, Moroto, Buyende, and Sabinyo to mobilize sanitary towels for teenage girls in the areas where the hikes are undertaken. Her work of advocating for menstrual hygiene spans different parts of Uganda cognizant of the need to get more people involved in this campaign. Join us in this Episode of Generous Movers to learn about hiking for girls! _ Now streaming on CivSource Africa's social media platforms, website, YouTube,Spotify, and Apple Podcasts! _ ⁠⁠To explore more seasons of the comm-UNITY! Podcast series CLICK HERE.⁠⁠ _ #communitypodcast #season12 #episode9 #generousmovers #mobility4good #AfricanPhilanthropy #OmutimaOmugabi #KutoaNiMoyo

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