First periods can be confusing, scary, or even funny—but they should never be a secret. In this episode, Nigerian girls share honest, powerful stories about their first time bleeding to remove the shame and show that no girl is alone.

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The Red Dot Podcast is a 10-episode podcast series led by adolescent girls in Nigeria to normalize conversations around menstruation. It is an initiative of the Red Dot Campaign, implemented by Girls Voices Initiative under the consortium-led Sang pour Sang initiative including Fos Feminista, Equipop, PSI-Europe, Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation. Funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), this project challenges systemic menstrual discrimination and promotes dignity across nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.