An International Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), Days for Girls have donated some sanitary kits to school girls at the Dome Anglican 1 and 3 Primary in Accra.
The NGO considered the fact that females make a larger part of the Ghanaian population and they experience monthly menstruation, it was therefore prudent to supply them with sanitary kits to increase their personal hygiene.
Days for Girls is ensuring that all girls have access to quality sustainable feminine hygiene.
In Ghana, issues associated with menstruation are never discussed openly and the silence surrounding menstruation burdens young girls by keeping them ignorant.
During the donation, the girls were educated on personal and menstrual hygiene practices to promote good health.
The unhygienic practices like using materials like rags, toilet roll, old clothes for the absorption of menstrual blood in place of sanitary towels, reuse of the same cloth during menstruation leads to many health-related issues.
Country Director for the NGO Ms. Appiah Boakye, says they are focused on providing reusable sanitary kits which is more hygienic and fashionable, creating awareness and provides training for women and girls on personal and menstrual hygiene and creates enterprises with women in communities.
Credit: Erica Ehiamah
(Ghana Institute of Journalism)
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