The Women 39;s wing of the National Democratic Congress NDC in the Upper East Region, has condemned the alleged use of clay by some Northern girls as sanitary pads.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - As part of it's activities to Commemorate this year's World 'Menstrual Day' a non governmental organization NGO, South Saharan Social Development Organization SSDO, in partnerahio with WaterAid Nigeria, weekend took a sensitization and awareness campaign on proper management of female Menstrual cycles to government Secondary school Enugu. The Organization which visited the
The Ghana Education Service has revealed most girls trade sex for money to buy basic necessities, including sanitary pads. As part of an intervention, Luv Fm has reached out to girls in the district with over 2,500 packs of pads in commemoration of the 2023 World Menstrual Day.
These are no tell-tales. These are real stories of girls and women exposed to sexual abuse and exploitation due to period poverty. Afia’s mother got sick when she was 12 years old. She had to move in to live with her aunty at Techiman where she was enrolled in a school. It was at the school she first had her menses, something she lacked knowledge about. She soiled her uniform and boys in her class made fun of her.
Mr Phillips Atsu Larnyo, the President of the Old Vandals Association, Volta Chapter, has appealed to the Government to remove all taxes on menstrual hygiene products. He told the Ghana News Agency that tax on sanitary products had been unhelpful to the girl-child though it brought some marginal income to…