Hi everyone. Hi, Erin. I was just awkwardly waving it with no sound out of my mouth.

Our friend Annie F. Downs is going to be here with us this episode. Yay. In just a minute. But first,

can you even imagine what it would be like not to have what you need to manage your menstrual cycle?

It's so hard to even think about, and it's something that most of us have never imagined, but many girls around the world don't have

and can't afford basic pads, and it can be devastating. I remember being that age, and especially

when my period started, and it's embarrassing already.

It's a hard thing.

It's just, and your life is different, and now you're just, you're growing up, you're becoming a woman.

Right.

So that was hard enough as it is.

I can't even imagine what it must be like to not know what to do with that and to have the embarrassment of not being able to have

what you need to take care of it.

It's just such a delicate time for young women,

for girls going through that.

So together, women supporting women,

we can tell these girls, you matter,

you are seeing, you are loved.

Because you see in many countries, when girls hit puberty, they just can't afford to buy

feminine hygiene products.

That means they often miss school for approximately a week a month.

They fall behind in their studies and so many of them drop out.

But guys, together, we are changing that and we need your help.

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