Florence Naluyimba BLONDEL
@florenceblondel.bsky.social
Population, #SRHR and environmental campaigner | journo | MSc @LSEnews
#God #DementiaFriend all things #MenstruationMatters
#FlowReady
#fertilitytransition #Arsenal | SB's🌼
#God #DementiaFriend all things #MenstruationMatters
#FlowReady
#fertilitytransition #Arsenal | SB's🌼
Excited to share a glimpse of our new #SafeRoomPeriod — a safe, dignified space for girls to rest, learn, and manage their periods with confidence. 🩸
Stay tuned for the full story, coming soon @flowready.bsky.social!
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#MenstrualHealth #MenstrualHealthManagement #MenstruationMatters 🩸
Stay tuned for the full story, coming soon @flowready.bsky.social!
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#MenstrualHealth #MenstrualHealthManagement #MenstruationMatters 🩸
October 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Excited to share a glimpse of our new #SafeRoomPeriod — a safe, dignified space for girls to rest, learn, and manage their periods with confidence. 🩸
Stay tuned for the full story, coming soon @flowready.bsky.social!
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#MenstrualHealth #MenstrualHealthManagement #MenstruationMatters 🩸
Stay tuned for the full story, coming soon @flowready.bsky.social!
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#MenstrualHealth #MenstrualHealthManagement #MenstruationMatters 🩸
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More than 315,000 children in the US, some as young as 10 - were married between 2000 and 2021. Nearly all were girls wed to adult men. Child marriage is child abuse, and it must end in every state. #EndChildMarriage
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www.unchainedatlast.org/2-per-1000-u...
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www.unchainedatlast.org/2-per-1000-u...
2 per 1,000 U.S. girls wed before 18: new report - Unchained At Last
More than two of every 1,000 U.S. girls aged 15 to 17 were wed each year between 2000 and 2021. That was among the shocking findings of our latest study of the extent of child marriage in the U.S.…
www.unchainedatlast.org
September 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
More than 315,000 children in the US, some as young as 10 - were married between 2000 and 2021. Nearly all were girls wed to adult men. Child marriage is child abuse, and it must end in every state. #EndChildMarriage
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www.unchainedatlast.org/2-per-1000-u...
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www.unchainedatlast.org/2-per-1000-u...
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The real crisis isn’t fewer babies — it’s mass species loss. Humanity is thriving; our planet’s biodiversity isn’t. At Population Connection, we argue that lower fertility is a very positive development because it is driven by choice.
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populationconnection.org/blog/no-huma...
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populationconnection.org/blog/no-huma...
No, humans aren’t going extinct. But these amazing species are.
Some are panicking over declining human birthrates, but this is a good thing. Humans are not endangered, but we're wiping out many other species.
populationconnection.org
August 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The real crisis isn’t fewer babies — it’s mass species loss. Humanity is thriving; our planet’s biodiversity isn’t. At Population Connection, we argue that lower fertility is a very positive development because it is driven by choice.
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populationconnection.org/blog/no-huma...
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populationconnection.org/blog/no-huma...
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“Every child has the right to safety. UNICEF stands with the children of Al Fasher and Sudan. We will not relent in demanding their protection and amplifying their voices until the violence ends.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
Full statement on Friday's attack: unicef.link/47QB1c4
Full statement on Friday's attack: unicef.link/47QB1c4
September 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“Every child has the right to safety. UNICEF stands with the children of Al Fasher and Sudan. We will not relent in demanding their protection and amplifying their voices until the violence ends.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
Full statement on Friday's attack: unicef.link/47QB1c4
Full statement on Friday's attack: unicef.link/47QB1c4
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Birthrates are falling across the world. This is not cause for alarm, but should be celebrated as a natural consequence of women having reproductive choice. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Fertility rate hits record low in England, Scotland and Wales
Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 for England and Wales was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS says
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Birthrates are falling across the world. This is not cause for alarm, but should be celebrated as a natural consequence of women having reproductive choice. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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We’re official! FlowReady is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Together we’re ending many myths including that #menstruation = marriage.
Girls deserve school, dignity, and brighter futures
Join us and reach girls before the #firstperiod.
👉 flowready.org/donate/
Together we’re ending many myths including that #menstruation = marriage.
Girls deserve school, dignity, and brighter futures
Join us and reach girls before the #firstperiod.
👉 flowready.org/donate/
August 31, 2025 at 7:49 AM
We’re official! FlowReady is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Together we’re ending many myths including that #menstruation = marriage.
Girls deserve school, dignity, and brighter futures
Join us and reach girls before the #firstperiod.
👉 flowready.org/donate/
Together we’re ending many myths including that #menstruation = marriage.
Girls deserve school, dignity, and brighter futures
Join us and reach girls before the #firstperiod.
👉 flowready.org/donate/
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#FlowReady #MenstrualHealth fun with the kiddos before pumping them with period info and products.
August 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#FlowReady #MenstrualHealth fun with the kiddos before pumping them with period info and products.
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🍽️ Climate action starts on your plate.
Join the #FoodOdyssey and turn climate anxiety into solutions for a smarter, fairer, more sustainable food future.
Join the #FoodOdyssey and turn climate anxiety into solutions for a smarter, fairer, more sustainable food future.
August 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🍽️ Climate action starts on your plate.
Join the #FoodOdyssey and turn climate anxiety into solutions for a smarter, fairer, more sustainable food future.
Join the #FoodOdyssey and turn climate anxiety into solutions for a smarter, fairer, more sustainable food future.
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Three months later, we’re back at St. Luke Makembo Primary School in Mayuge — checking in on how our FlowReadyNow kit, including reusable pads is working for the girls, how the boys are supporting them, and how parents are getting involved. #MenstruationMatters
August 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Three months later, we’re back at St. Luke Makembo Primary School in Mayuge — checking in on how our FlowReadyNow kit, including reusable pads is working for the girls, how the boys are supporting them, and how parents are getting involved. #MenstruationMatters
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Delighted to share this good discussion between my friends/ colleagues Nandita Bajaj @popnbalance.bsky.social & Florence Blondel @florenceblondel.bsky.social on how population angst/ #coercivepronatalism are stoked by far-right patriarchal drivers of social/economic growth. youtu.be/WBdJ4QZ-kc4?...
Overshooting Earth: How Population Myths Shape Our Crisis
YouTube video by Global Footprint Network
youtu.be
July 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Delighted to share this good discussion between my friends/ colleagues Nandita Bajaj @popnbalance.bsky.social & Florence Blondel @florenceblondel.bsky.social on how population angst/ #coercivepronatalism are stoked by far-right patriarchal drivers of social/economic growth. youtu.be/WBdJ4QZ-kc4?...
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Delighted to share this good discussion between friends Nandita Bajaj @popnbalance.bsky.social & Florence Blondel @florenceblondel.bsky.social on population angst/ #coercivepronatalism stoked by #farright patriarchal drivers of social/economic growth youtu.be/WBdJ4QZ-kc4 @endovershoot.bsky.social 👏
Overshooting Earth: How Population Myths Shape Our Crisis
YouTube video by Global Footprint Network
youtu.be
July 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Delighted to share this good discussion between friends Nandita Bajaj @popnbalance.bsky.social & Florence Blondel @florenceblondel.bsky.social on population angst/ #coercivepronatalism stoked by #farright patriarchal drivers of social/economic growth youtu.be/WBdJ4QZ-kc4 @endovershoot.bsky.social 👏
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The next #PopulationVoices spotlight is on Florence, a passionate advocate who campaigns and communicates about the interconnectedness of population, health, and the environment.
#WorldPopulationDay
#WorldPopulationDay
July 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The next #PopulationVoices spotlight is on Florence, a passionate advocate who campaigns and communicates about the interconnectedness of population, health, and the environment.
#WorldPopulationDay
#WorldPopulationDay
We are thankful for those walking this journey with us. 🩸 #MenstrualHealth
Please become a monthly donor @ flowready.org/donate
$7.50 p/m helps 1 girl❣️
@flowready.bsky.social
Please become a monthly donor @ flowready.org/donate
$7.50 p/m helps 1 girl❣️
@flowready.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
We are thankful for those walking this journey with us. 🩸 #MenstrualHealth
Please become a monthly donor @ flowready.org/donate
$7.50 p/m helps 1 girl❣️
@flowready.bsky.social
Please become a monthly donor @ flowready.org/donate
$7.50 p/m helps 1 girl❣️
@flowready.bsky.social
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Overwhelmed. Grateful. Hopeful. 💜
Today alone, NINE amazing people donated to our campaign — helping us get closer to providing 250 girls with the pads they need to stay in school. That’s nine hearts saying yes to dignity, education, and empowerment. #FlowReady
www.gofundme.com/f/help-250-g...
Today alone, NINE amazing people donated to our campaign — helping us get closer to providing 250 girls with the pads they need to stay in school. That’s nine hearts saying yes to dignity, education, and empowerment. #FlowReady
www.gofundme.com/f/help-250-g...
Donate to Give pads & menstrual health education to 250 girls, organized by Florence Blondel
Help keep girls in school, break taboos: support menstrual health… Florence Blondel needs your support for Give pads & menstrual health education to 250 girls
www.gofundme.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Overwhelmed. Grateful. Hopeful. 💜
Today alone, NINE amazing people donated to our campaign — helping us get closer to providing 250 girls with the pads they need to stay in school. That’s nine hearts saying yes to dignity, education, and empowerment. #FlowReady
www.gofundme.com/f/help-250-g...
Today alone, NINE amazing people donated to our campaign — helping us get closer to providing 250 girls with the pads they need to stay in school. That’s nine hearts saying yes to dignity, education, and empowerment. #FlowReady
www.gofundme.com/f/help-250-g...
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#EarthOvershootDay 2025 lands on July 24, the date when humanity will have used up nature’s entire annual budget of ecological resources and services.
Every year on #WorldEnvironmentDay (June 5), we announce the date of #Overshoot.
It has come eight days earlier than in 2024.
Every year on #WorldEnvironmentDay (June 5), we announce the date of #Overshoot.
It has come eight days earlier than in 2024.
June 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
#EarthOvershootDay 2025 lands on July 24, the date when humanity will have used up nature’s entire annual budget of ecological resources and services.
Every year on #WorldEnvironmentDay (June 5), we announce the date of #Overshoot.
It has come eight days earlier than in 2024.
Every year on #WorldEnvironmentDay (June 5), we announce the date of #Overshoot.
It has come eight days earlier than in 2024.
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We cannot end period poverty without ending toilet poverty. And we cannot build a better future for girls if we ignore the most basic question they’re still being forced to ask:
Where can I go?
#MenstrualHygieneDay #sanitation #MHDay2025
Where can I go?
#MenstrualHygieneDay #sanitation #MHDay2025
May 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We cannot end period poverty without ending toilet poverty. And we cannot build a better future for girls if we ignore the most basic question they’re still being forced to ask:
Where can I go?
#MenstrualHygieneDay #sanitation #MHDay2025
Where can I go?
#MenstrualHygieneDay #sanitation #MHDay2025
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This powerful commentary by @joelpettcartoons depicts the pain and cruelty the current administration is inflicting on women around the world. The #GlobalGagRule doesn't just exist on a piece of paper that Trump signed during his first week in office.
March 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This powerful commentary by @joelpettcartoons depicts the pain and cruelty the current administration is inflicting on women around the world. The #GlobalGagRule doesn't just exist on a piece of paper that Trump signed during his first week in office.
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When right-wing weirdos claim that #USAID supports #populationcontrol, we see red. The real population control? Denying women access to #familyplanning, which is exactly what the destruction of USAID has done. There're examples of outlets that vilify USAID. See 🎥 at 22 secs an infuriating one. Pt.1
March 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
When right-wing weirdos claim that #USAID supports #populationcontrol, we see red. The real population control? Denying women access to #familyplanning, which is exactly what the destruction of USAID has done. There're examples of outlets that vilify USAID. See 🎥 at 22 secs an infuriating one. Pt.1
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This year’s #WomensDay theme is “Accelerate Action for #genderequality”. Empowering women and girls is one of the most effective sustainable development levers, yet women’s rights sadly remain severely underfunded. We must change that!
Join us.
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populationconnection-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us.
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populationconnection-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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@unfpa.bsky.social just announced a "devastating decision" by the US government terminating 48 grants, totalling approximately $377 million.
See the impact of these cuts in this graphic.
#FundUNFPA
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news.un.org/en/story/202...
@unfpa.bsky.social just announced a "devastating decision" by the US government terminating 48 grants, totalling approximately $377 million.
See the impact of these cuts in this graphic.
#FundUNFPA
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news.un.org/en/story/202...
March 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Day 1 on the left. Day 2 on the right.
Don't let anyone tell you that pushback is pointless.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Don't let anyone tell you that pushback is pointless.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Day 1 on the left. Day 2 on the right.
Don't let anyone tell you that pushback is pointless.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Don't let anyone tell you that pushback is pointless.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
#Measlesoutbreak
A child is dead! 💔
A child is dead! 💔
February 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
#Measlesoutbreak
A child is dead! 💔
A child is dead! 💔
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One of the great unintended consequences stories of all time is American liberals buying cars that they thought would save the planet, thereby enriching the man who bought the presidency for Trump, the most environmentally dangerous president in history.
Tesla sales in Europe are down 45 percent from this time last year — a steep decline for an automaker long seen as the leader of the electric vehicle revolution. Experts say the decline could be caused by a variety of factors, including increased electric competition and backlash to CEO Elon Musk.
Tesla sales sink 45 percent in Europe
Experts say the decline could be caused by a variety of factors, including increased electric competition and backlash to CEO Elon Musk.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
One of the great unintended consequences stories of all time is American liberals buying cars that they thought would save the planet, thereby enriching the man who bought the presidency for Trump, the most environmentally dangerous president in history.