Author: Jejje Muhinde

By Jejje Muhinde Imagine being a young girl in rural Rwanda. Laughter fills your days as you play with friends. But then your body changes, and fear washes over you. You don’t understand what’s happening. This is the reality faced by many Rwandan girls like Claudine, who, at 13, felt utterly lost when she experienced her first period. “My once-familiar body felt alien, and my backache sent shivers down my spine. Worry and panic swept over me as I mistakenly believed I had injured myself. I didn’t know what was happening.” Claudine recounted, her voice trembling slightly. Tears welled in her…