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Growth and Changes
Menstrual Hygiene Education Books (Cambodia)

The Cambodian edition of Growth and Changes, in both Khmer and English provides simple and illustrated explanations adapted to local reality about the changes faced by girls during puberty, i.e. physical changes, menstruation, menstrual hygiene, pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS). It also includes a series of real-life stories told by the girls of Cambodia and a section with ‘true or false’ and ‘how to’, ‘is it normal if’ answered questions.

Background - In 2009 Grow & Know developed and disseminated the book "Growth and Changes" in Tanzania, which aimed at empowering and teaching 10-14 year old girls about their changing bodies. The book was written in English and Swahili (Vipindi vya Maisha). The book was an immediate success, had the support of UNFPA and UNICEF for the publication of additional copies and in August 2010, the girl's book received final approval from the Ministry of Education for use in the primary school curriculum. After that, a participatory research with adolescent girls in Ghana, Ethiopia and Cambodia was realized with a context specific girl's puberty book being developed and published in each country.

Contact Information:
Grow & Know, Ltd
Marni Sommer,DrPH
Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Phone: 917-843-1857
marni@growandknow.org
www.growandknow.org

The English and Swahili versions are also available in the SuSanA library.

Bibliographic information:
Sommer, M., Connolly, S. (2012). Growth and Changes - Menstrual Hygiene Education Books (Cambodia). Grow and Know, Inc., Cambodia. Khmer script.

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