Girl Child Hygiene has donated sanitary products to young girls at menstrual age at the Adjei Kojo School for the Deaf in the Tema West Municipality December 11, 2023.
The donation forms part of the core mandate of the organization and its aim to fight Sex for Pads canker in society.
The initiative which started in 2021 has seen more than 3,000 young girls receive sanitary products to lessen the burden they face during their periods.
Adjei Kojo School for the Deaf is a specialized public school located in the community and houses more than 1,000 students from primary through to JHS.
The donation was graced with the presence of the Vice Board Chairman of Girl Child Hygiene, Captain Emmanuel Ofoe, who doubles as a Mariner and works with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority.
He used the opportunity to urge the girls not to become victims of sexual abuse and they also learn to practice safe and sound menstrual hygiene.
During the donation the General Manager and Human Resource Manager of the Girl Child Hygiene, Leticia Agyekum took the girls through a session on how to use the sanitary pads and also educated them on the various risk on not practising a healthy periods.
She also noted that “menstruation is not a crime and no one should be victimized for having their menses.”
Ernestina Adzo Dika, our Media and Communications Manager urged the general public to rally behind the organization to make impacts across the world by supporting us with the little they have to offer.
The donation saw students perform a drama on Menstrual Hygiene to educate their peers on standard practises. The idea of the drama display was drafted by our Project and Planning Manager, Meshack Okunnor, who doubles as the Headmaster of Okanta Basic School in the Eastern Region.
Girl Child Hygiene is a leading charity organization aimed at providing sanitary products to young girls of reproductive age across Ghana and also educating them on menstrual flow/hygiene to lessen the burden they face during menstruation and to contribute to the achievement of SDG goal 3, 4 and 5.
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