Ep 23. Adwoa talks to Amika George about ending period poverty and menstruation taboos.

The Gurls Talk Podcast

Gurls Talk

Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Thank God for Gen Z. They truly care about wanting to make the world better. When I first met Amika a few years ago, she wasn’t old enough to vote, yet she was on a mission to change government policies to fight period poverty with her Free Periods movement. And she still is. Our theme for July is YOUTH, and Amika was at the top of the list of people I wanted to get on Gurls Talk. She embodies how the youth are driving change and how politics isn’t just Westminster, it’s standing up ...

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0:00.0	Girls Talk.
0:06.8	You're listening to the Girls Talk podcast, hosted by me, Adjoa-Boha and powered by our friends at Nike.
0:13.9	This is where girls come together to talk, share, listen and take control.
0:19.0	So listen to us every week for your source of fierce chat. And don't forget to subscribe.
0:31.5	Hi everyone, it's July and our theme for the month at Girls Talk is youth. We've got some of the most inspiring
0:38.6	girls lined up to talk about the amazing things they're doing. It's so exciting to see
0:43.9	girls just owning it so early on in their lives. I love seeing these girls stand up and do
0:49.2	something that drives change. It makes you want to do more for yourself and fill the world
0:53.6	with better stuff.
0:55.6	So to start the month off, we've got a woman who at the age of 17 decided she want to create a
1:01.0	movement to end period poverty in the UK. I'm so happy to see her again and have her own
1:06.9	girls talk because she embodies how youth are driving change, which is obviously something
1:11.4	we're completely behind. She's such an inspiration. So without further ado, I would like to give
1:18.5	a warm and lovely welcome to Amica George. Welcome to the podcast. Thank you. Thanks so much
1:23.9	for having me. So I'm going to start the podcast off with Girls Talk.
1:32.1	Girls Talk.
1:34.4	Firstly, I can't believe I've...
1:37.6	We were talking about this before.
1:38.8	I can't believe I've known you since you were 17.
1:41.2	Because you're 19 now.
1:42.3	I know.
1:42.7	It's gone so quickly.
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