2025 Teens Dream, Dreamify- Women’s Body and Mental Health
My name is Mariam Kante, I am very passionate about giving young women the opportunity to be able to have resources where they can have both support with their body health and mental health all in one. My dream is to establish The Dreamify App, which relates to SDG Goal #3 Good health and Well Being.
I would like to zoom in on a certain part of the world that is very closely aligned with me, specifically West Africa which is where my family is from. Amongst African culture the basics of hygiene are somewhat taught. However, access to feminine care items such as menstrual pads are NOT easily accessible. Over 500 million women experience period poverty which runs very prevalent within west african nations including Mali which have scarce access to period products or mental health support.
I believe that both feminine body care and as well as the subject of mental health are very taboo topics that are highly fundamental in navigating through your life because your body is your
temple.
The Dreamify app particularly would 1. Break the stigma and embarrassment of learning how to take care of your body more in depth because young girls going through puberty may feel lost and too embarrassed to ask for assistance.
- Will be multilingual in order to broader the language barrier of girls who either speak french or english because due to colonization these are the top primary languages with west africa. Multiple languages will be available in the app setting.
3.With the traction with the money the app will curate it’ll be pushed towards care kits that’ll be shipped to younger girls within these countries free of charge that will include 100% cotton underwear, soap and pads and tampons, shampoo and deodorant.
- Moreover, the app will include inspiring and helpful quotes regarding mental health because similarly to the tabooness of feminine health, mental health within the african 80998community is heavily stigmatized.
- Lastly it will give girls support with mental health by providing daily quotes as well as guided meditations and tips on how to deal with topics that aren’t discussed such as anxiety and depression.
With Dreamify I will be able to give young girls the opportunity to have the dream of being able to secure their mental and physical well being.