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This Cameroonian teenager & her schoolmates are breaking down stereotypes and raising awareness about women’s health

This Cameroonian teenager & her schoolmates are breaking down stereotypes and raising awareness about women’s health

BRENDA KIVEN AT 12 years old, a shy Wendy Musi had never heard of a menstrual cycle. The fourth child and one of two girls in a family with six boys, menstruation was simply not a topic discussed at home. Then, one day, Wendy’s world changed. When she got to school, she felt pains in her lower belly. When her French language teacher failed to show up for a lesson, she leaned on her desk and slept for the whole 45 minutes. When she woke, she felt liquid running down her legs. “When I got up, a girl screamed my…
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