Teen-Time
A booklet about everything a young adult needs to know about their body.
The Story Behind Teen-Time
In the beginning of 2023, Flow Girl and our community based partners set out to write a booklet to hand out during school visits.
A small booklet to teach students about everything that has to do with puberty and menstruation. On the demand of our partners we developed Teen-Time with the hopes of spreading the knowledge all across the region in which we operate, so that everyone can learn about what happens to their body during their teenage years.
Two of our ambassadors, together with our partners, wrote the book during their two months visit in Kenya. They gathered the information through interviewing our partners, teachers, children and healthcare workers.
A fundraiser was held to print the booklets and cover all the costs around it. The booklet was first distributed in the spring of 2023.
As Teen-Time was reaching more and more students and educators across Kenya, the demand for a smaller, more comprehensible version of the booklet became more prevalent. A version to prepare the younger students who had not yet entered puberty for what was to come. This demand prompted us to create the Mini Teen-Time. This version is based off of the original Teen-Time, but with simplified text and more pictures. This version was finished and published in the summer of 2026.
As of the summer of 2026, around 16,000 booklets have been printed and distributed in and around Kenya.
Topics covered in the Teen-Times
All chapter in the Teen-Times are accompanied by illustrations to better demonstrate and exemplify the information. The Mini covers much of the same topics as the original Teen-Time, but in a more concise and easy to understand way. It is also told in a way more similar to a cartoon, following the characters Lulu and Ali, and their journey from kids to teenager.
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What is puberty?
Hygiene
Anatomy
Menstruation - What is it? How much? How often? Color, amount etc.
Tips & tricks for dealing with menstruation
Myth busting
Period products
Self love during menstruation
When to seek help
Sex & Pregnancies
Respect
Confidence is key!
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In the Mini Teen-Time, we follow Lulu and Ali, and their journey from kids to teenagers.
What is puberty?
What do Lulu and Ali’s bodies look like?
What will Lulu and Ali go through during puberty?
Menstruation & period cramps
The menstrual cycle
Period products
How do I tell people I got my period?
Confidence is key!
Myth busting
How can Ali help Lulu?
Respect & life is better together!
