HABIBI TEENS
6-session programme for girls aged 12-18 to develop body literacy and a positive, shame-free relationship with their bodies.
CURRICULUM:
- Demystifying myths, beliefs and taboos
- Female anatomy & puberty
- Physiology of the menstrual cycle & how to monitor it
- How hormones influence physical and mental health
- Menstrual management products
- Sexual health and sexually transmitted infections
At the end of the programme, she will know
- What a “normal” period should look like (duration, color, flow)
- How to identify the different phases of the menstrual cycle
- How to live in harmony with her menstrual cycle through lifestyle, exercise and diet
- What warning signs our menstrual cycle gives us.
- How to be an informed participant in her health care and dialogue with health professionals