In underserved communities across Africa, millions of girls miss school every month because of period poverty and the deep stigma surrounding menstrual health. Flow With Pride follows their personal journeys through rural regions, amplifying voices that are rarely heard on the global stage. The film calls for policy change and menstrual equity, confronting systemic neglect that quietly shapes the futures of an entire generation.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Rock International Film Festival, Jos — Official Selection
PREMIERES & SCREENINGS
Official Premiere — Abuja (African Union Day of the African Child)
African Leadership University, Kigali — Academic Screening
UN Commission on the Status of Women, CSW70 — UN Headquarters, New York (Scheduled)
Multiple community screenings during menstrual health outreaches across Nigeria
When your cycle keeps you from the classroom
Across rural and underserved communities in Africa, a silent crisis unfolds each month. Millions of young girls are forced to stay home from school not because of a lack of will or ability, but because of period poverty and the shame that surrounds it. Inadequate access to menstrual products, combined with deep-rooted cultural stigma, creates a cycle of exclusion that interrupts education and undermines futures.
Flow With Pride travels into these communities to document the personal journeys of girls navigating this reality. Through intimate, emotionally grounded storytelling, the film gives voice to those whose experiences are systematically overlooked. It examines the socio-cultural barriers, institutional failures, and everyday indignities that define menstrual health for girls with few resources and little support.
Beyond bearing witness, the documentary is a call to action. It seeks to ignite global awareness, influence policymakers, and reinforce advocacy networks working toward menstrual equity. By centering the perspectives of the girls themselves, the film insists that this is not a private or minor concern but one of the most consequential and least discussed issues affecting women and girls across the African continent.
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