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Siku.

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Damu.

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Hedhi.

4
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Uchafu.

5
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Siri.

6
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Kuficha.

7
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Kwanini?

8
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Utaratibu asilia kibaolojia

9
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ambao kila msichana na mwanamke
anapitia kila mwezi

10
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kwa karibia nusu ya maisha yake.

11
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Jambo ambalo ni la umuhimu mkubwa sana

12
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kiasi kwamba kupona na uenezwaji
wa spishi zetu unautegemea.

13
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Bado tunauchukulia kama mwiko.

14
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Tunajisikia ugumu
na fedheha kuliongelea.

15
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Nilipopata siku zangu mara ya kwanza,

16
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Niliambiwa nifanye iwe
siri nisiwaambie wengine--

17
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hata kwa baba yangu au kaka.

18
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Baadaye wakati hili somo
limejitokeza vitabuni mwetu,

19
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mwalimu wetu wa baolojia aliiruka mada.

20
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(Kicheko)

21
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Nilijifunza nini kutokana na hili?

22
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Nilijifunza kwamba
ni fedheha mno kuongelea jambo hili.

23
00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,736
Nilijifunza kufedheshwa na mwili wangu.

24
00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,816
Nilijifunza kutokufahamu siku zangu

25
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ili kuweza kubaki na heshima.

26
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Utafiti katika sehemu mbalimbali India

27
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waonyesha wasichana watatu kati ya kumi
hawafahamu kuhusu hedhi

28
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wakati wa siku zao za kwanza.

29
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Na baadhi ya sehemu za Rajasthan

30
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hii namba ni kubwa kama wasichana tisa
kati ya kumi kutokufahamu

31
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Unaweza kushangazwa kujua

32
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kwamba wasichana wengi
nilioongea nao,

33
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waliokuwa hawajui kuhusu siku zao
wakati wa hedhi zao za kwanza

34
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walifikiria kuwa wana saratani ya damu

35
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na watakufa muda sio mrefu.

36
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Usafi wa hedhi
ni kipengele muhimu cha hatari

37
00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,280
kwa maambukizi wa mfumo wa via vya uzazi.

38
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Lakini India, ni asilimia 12 tu
ya wasichana na wanawake

39
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wanaweza kupata njia za usafi
wa kumudu siku zao.

40
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Ukifanya mahesabu,

41
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asilimia 88 ya wasichana na wanawake
hutumia njia zisizo salama kwa siku zao.

42
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Nilikuwa mmoja wao.

43
00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:02,816
Nilikulia kwenye mji mdogo
uitwao Garhwa, jimbo la Jharkhand,

44
00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,960
ambako hata kununua pedi
ilichukuliwa kama fedheha.

45
00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:08,895
Sasa nilipoanza kupata siku zangu,

46
00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:10,680
Nilianza kutumia matambara.

47
00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,216
Baada ya kila matumizi
niliyafua na kuyatumia tena.

48
00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:16,496
Lakini kuyahifadhi,

49
00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,136
Niliyaficha na kuyaweka
sehemu yenye giza na unyevu

50
00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,760
ilikwamba mtu asijue
kuwa niko kwenye hedhi.

51
00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,136
Kwa kuyarudia kufua
matambara yalikuja kuwa magumu,

52
00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,160
na mara nyingi nilipata upele
na maambukizi kwa kuyatumia.

53
00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:33,160
Niliyavaa kwa muda wa miaka mitano
hadi nilipohama ule mji.

54
00:02:35,640 --> 00:02:37,976
Suala lingine
ambalo siku zilileta maishani mwangu

55
00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,296
lile la kuwekewa mipaka kijamii

56
00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:44,656
iliyowekwa kwa wasichana wetu
na wanawake wakiwa kwenye siku zao.

57
00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,976
Nafikiri wote lazma mtakuwa mnajua,

58
00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,960
lakini bado nitaelezea
kwa wale wachache wasiojua.

59
00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,200
Sikuruhusiwa kula au kugusa vitu vichachu.

60
00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:58,696
Sikuruhusiwa kukaa kwenye sofa
au kitandani mwa ndugu wa familia.

61
00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,176
Nilitakiwa kufua mashuka
kila baada ya siku zangu,

62
00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,136
hata kama hazikuchafuka kwa madoa.

63
00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,976
Nilichukuliwa kama najisi

64
00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,800
na kukatazwa kuabudu au kugusa
kitu chochote chenye umuhimu kidini.

65
00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,096
Ulikutana na matangazo nje ya misikiti

66
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kukataza wasichana
na wanawake walio kwenye hedhi.

67
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Chakuchekesha,

68
00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,296
wakati wote ni wanawake watu wazima

69
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ndio walioweka vizuizi hivyo
kwa wasichana wadogo katika familia.

70
00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:30,536
hata hivyo, wamekua
wakikubali vizuizi hivyo kama desturi.

71
00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,576
Na katika kukosekana kwa kuingiliwa,

72
00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:35,616
ni imani potofu na kutoeleweka

73
00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,240
kunakoenezwa
kizazi hata kizazi.

74
00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:41,096
Kwa miaka nilyofanyia kazi 
taaluma hii,

75
00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,616
Nimeshakutana na hadithi

76
00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,256
ambapo wasichana walitakiwa kula
na kuosha vyombo vyao kwa kutengwa.

77
00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,616
Hawakuruhusiwa 
kuoga wakati wa siku zao,

78
00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,720
na katika nyumba nyingine walitengwa
hata na ndugu wengine wa familia.

79
00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:57,256
Kiasi cha asilimia 85 za wasichana
na wanawake India

80
00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:02,600
walifuata moja au zaidi ya masharti
ya mila kwenye siku zao kila mwezi.

81
00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:04,856
Unafikiria hii inafanya nini

82
00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,840
katika kujithamini
na kujiamini kwa msichana mdogo?

83
00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,456
Kiwewe cha kisaikolojia
ambacho hili huumiza,

84
00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,056
kuathiri haiba yake,

85
00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:15,816
utendaji wake kimasomo

86
00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:20,480
na kila kipengele cha ukuaji
katika miaka ya awali ya uumbaji wake?

87
00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,800
Nilifuata kwa bidii masharti haya yote
ya kimila kwa miaka 13,

88
00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,776
hadi mjadala na mshirika mwenzangu, Tuhin,

89
00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,360
ulipobadilisha mtazamo wangu
kuhusu hedhi milele.

90
00:04:32,280 --> 00:04:37,736
Mwaka 2009, mimi na Tuhin tulikuwa 
tunasoma stashada katika ubunifu.

91
00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,416
Tukapendana

92
00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,880
na nilikuwa huru
kujadiliana naye kuhusu siku zangu.

93
00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,560
Tuhin alijua kidogo kuhusu siku.

94
00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,800
(Kicheko)

95
00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,416
Alishangazwa kujua kwamba
wasichana hupata maumivu makali

96
00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:56,856
na hutokwa damu kila mwezi.

97
00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,976
(Kicheko)

98
00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,496
Ndio.

99
00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,296
Alishtushwa kabisa kujua

100
00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:07,496
kuhusu vizuizi vinavyowekwa kwa
wasichana na wanawake walio kwenye hedhi

101
00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:10,096
na familia pamoja na jamii zao wenyewe.

102
00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,176
Ili kuweza kunisaidia na maumivu yangu,

103
00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:16,000
alikwenda kwenye mtandao wa intaneti
kujifunza kuhusu hedhi.

104
00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,336
Aliponielezea alichojifunza,

105
00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,360
Niligundua ufahamu mdogo
nilionao kuhusu hedhi,

106
00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,080
na vitu vingi nilivyoamini
vilikuja kuwa ni imani potofu,

107
00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:27,896
Ndipo nilipojiuliza:

108
00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,256
kama sisi, tumesoma vizuri hivi,

109
00:05:30,280 --> 00:05:32,376
tumefundishwa vibaya kuhusu hedhi,

110
00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:36,400
kutakuwa na mamilioni ya wasichana huko 
nje waliofundishwa vibaya, pia.

111
00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:38,976
Kusoma--

112
00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,776
kuelewa tatizo vizuri,

113
00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:45,416
Nilifanya utafiti wa mwaka mmoja kujifunza
ukosefu wa ufahamu kuhusu hedhi

114
00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,040
na chanzo chake nyuma yake.

115
00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:49,696
Wakati kiujumla inaaminika

116
00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:55,696
kwamba kutokufahamu hedhi na
kuelewa vibaya ni tatizo la vijijini,

117
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katika utafiti wangu,

118
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Niligundua kwamba
ni tatizo la mijini pia.

119
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Na lipo kwa daraja la walioelimika
mijini, pia.

120
00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:07,776
Wakati naongea na wazazi wengi
pamoja na waalimu,

121
00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:13,096
Niligundua kuwa wengi wao walitaka
kuelimisha wasichana kuhusu siku zao

122
00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,760
kabla hawajaanza
kupata mzunguko wao wa hedhi.

123
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Na--

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00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,616
lakini wenyewe walikosa
njia stahiki.

125
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Na kwavile ni mwiko,

126
00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,960
wanajisikia kusita
na fedheha kuongelea jambo hilo.

127
00:06:26,840 --> 00:06:31,456
Wasichana siku hizi hupata siku zao
wakiwa darasa la sita na la saba,

128
00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,096
lakini mtaala wetu wa elimu

129
00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,920
hufundisha wasichana kuhusu siku zao
darasa la nane na la tisa tu.

130
00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,360
na kwa vile ni mwiko,

131
00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,440
waalimu bado
wanairuka mada.

132
00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:49,096
Hivyo shule haziwafundishi
wasichana kuhusu siku zao,

133
00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,256
wazazi hawazungumzii jambo hilo.

134
00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:52,680
Wasichana wanaenda wapi?

135
00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,520
Miongo miwili iliyopita na sasa--

136
00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:58,400
hakuna kilichobadilika.

137
00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,940
Nilimshirikisha Tuhin matokeo yangu
na tulijiuliza

138
00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:04,576
Itakuwaje tukianzisha kitu

139
00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:09,176
ambacho kitasaidia wasichana kuelewa
kuhusu hedhi wao wenyewe --

140
00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:13,416
Kitu ambacho kitawasaidia
wazazi na waalimu

141
00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,360
kuongelea kuhusu siku za hedhi
kwa raha kwa wasichana wadogo?

142
00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,456
Wakati wa utafiti wangu,

143
00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,456
Nilikuwa nakusanya hadithi nyingi.

144
00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:26,160
Hizi ni hadithi za mambo waliyopitia
wasichana kipindi cha siku zao.

145
00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,056
Hadithi hizi zitawafanya wasichana
wawe wadadisi na kuvutiwa

146
00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:34,016
katika kuongea kuhusu hedhi
ndani ya watu wao wa karibu.

147
00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:35,496
Hicho ndio tulichotaka.

148
00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,856
Tulitaka kitu ambacho
kingewafanya wasichana wawe wadadisi

149
00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,056
na kuwasukuma kujifunza.

150
00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,240
Tulitaka kutumia hadithi hizi
kufundisha wasichana kuhusu siku zao.

151
00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,456
Hivyo tukaamua kutengeneza kitabu
cha vikatuni

152
00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,736
ambapo wahusika wa katuni
wataigiza hadithi hizi

153
00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:55,640
na kuwaelimisha wasichana kuhusu hedhi
kwa njia ya kufurahisha na kuwashirikisha.

154
00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,376
Kuwasilisha wasichana
katika hatua zao tofauti za kubalehe,

155
00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,040
tunao wahusika watatu.

156
00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,736
Pinki, ambaye hajapata siku zake bado,

157
00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,256
Jiya anayepata siku zake
wakati wa simulizi za kitabu

158
00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,536
na Mira ambaye tayari
amekuwa akipata siku zake.

159
00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:13,976
Kuna mhusika wa nne, Priya Didi.

160
00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,536
Kupitia yeye, wasichana wanakuja kujua
kuhusu vipengele kadhaa vya ukuaji

161
00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,360
na kusimamia usafi wa hedhi.

162
00:08:20,455 --> 00:08:22,398
Utengenezaji kitabu,
ulitumia umakini

163
00:08:22,423 --> 00:08:26,376
hakuna katika vielelezo ambavyo
vilikuwa na pingamizi lolote

164
00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,360
na hiyo ni nyeti kitamaduni.

165
00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:33,056
Wakati wa majaribio ya sampuli ya awali
tuligundua wasichana wakilipenda kitabu.

166
00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:34,456
Walikuwa na hamu ya kukisoma

167
00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,240
na kujua zaidi na zaidi
kuhusu siku zao wao wenyewe.

168
00:08:38,039 --> 00:08:41,056
Wazazi na waalimu walikuwa
hawaoni shida kuongea kuhusu siku

169
00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:42,775
kwa wasichana wadogo kutumia kitabu

170
00:08:42,799 --> 00:08:45,776
na wakati mwingine hata wavulana
walivutiwa kukisoma.

171
00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,936
(Kicheko)

172
00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:49,720
(Makofi)

173
00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:55,656
Kitabu cha vikatu kilisaidia
katika kujenga mazingira

174
00:08:55,680 --> 00:08:58,120
ambapo itasimamisha hedhi kuwa mwiko.

175
00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,776
Wengi wa waliojitolea walichukua hii
sampuli ya awali kuelimisha wasichana

176
00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,736
na kufanya warsha za kuelimisha hedhi
katika majimbo matano tofauti India.

177
00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,136
na mmoja wa waliojitolea alitumia
sampuli hii kuelimisha watawa vijana

178
00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,376
na aliipeleka kwenye nyumba ya utawa
Ladakh.

179
00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,736
Tulitengeneza toleo la mwisho la kitabu,
tukakiita "Menstrupedia Comic"

180
00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,520
na kukizindua Septemba mwaka jana.

181
00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:20,496
Na mpaka sasa,

182
00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:24,856
zaidi ya wasichana 4,000 wameelimika
kwa kutumia kitabu India na --

183
00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,536
(Makofi)

184
00:09:27,560 --> 00:09:28,776
Asanteni.

185
00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,120
(Makofi)

186
00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,040
na nchi nyingine 10.

187
00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,176
Mara kwa mara tunakitafsiri kitabu
katika lugha tofauti

188
00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,936
Na kushirikiana na mashirika ya ndani
nchi

189
00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,616
na kufanya hiki kitabu kipatikane
katika nchi tofauti.

190
00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,576
Mashule 15 katika sehemu tofauti India

191
00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:52,016
yamekifanya kitabu hiki
kuwa sehemu ya mtaala wa shule zao

192
00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:53,816
kufundisha wasichana kuhusu hedhi.

193
00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,240
(Makofi)

194
00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:05,776
Nafurahishwa kuona jinsi wanaojitolea,

195
00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,936
watu binafsi, wazazi
waalimu, wakuu wa mashule

196
00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:11,456
wamekutana pamoja

197
00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:15,736
na kufanya msukumo huu wa ufahamishaji
wa hedhi kwa jamii zao,

198
00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:19,456
wamehakikisha wasichana wanajifunza
kuhusu siku zao katika umri sahihi

199
00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:21,640
na kusaidia katika kuvunja mwiko huu

200
00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:27,336
Ninaota maisha ya mbele
ambapo hedhi sio laana,

201
00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:28,896
sio ugonjwa,

202
00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,360
ila ni mabadiliko katika
maisha ya msichana.

203
00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:33,336
Na ninge --

204
00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:35,480
(Makofi)

205
00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:39,336
Na ningependa kumalizia hii

206
00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:43,256
kwa ombi dogo
kwa wazazi wote hapa.

207
00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:44,480
Wapendwa wazazi,

208
00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,456
kama mtakuwa mnafedheheshwa na hedhi

209
00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,696
na mabinti zenu watafedheheshwa, pia.

210
00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,176
Hivyo tafadhali muwe na mtazamo chanya
katika siku.

211
00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:53,416
(Kicheko)

212
00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:54,656
Asanteni.

213
00:10:54,680 --> 00:10:57,403
(Makofi)