By Anthony Adongo Apubeo
Navrongo (U/E), June 2, GNA – Kacstone Records, a talent and cultural development company, has supported a menstrual hygiene campaign organised by the Public Health Students’ Women’s Commission of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS) in Navrongo.
The company donated 20 boxes of sanitary towels, valued at GH¢4,000.00, to help address period poverty among schoolgirls in the Kassena Nankana Municipality. The initiative formed part of activities marking this year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day.
The donation followed a request by the Women’s Commissioner of the Ghana Association of Public Health Students to support efforts to promote proper menstrual hygiene management.
The items are expected to support outreach activities in basic and senior high schools within the municipality to ensure that adolescent girls do not miss school due to lack of sanitary products.
Mr Alexander Naaga Bombande, Public Relations Officer of Kacstone Records, speaking on behalf of Mr Wenawome Duriyem Aborah, Managing Director of the company, said the gesture was motivated by the need to address period poverty, which he described as a major but often overlooked challenge affecting girls’ education and social participation.
He explained that some schoolgirls miss classes or withdraw from social interactions during their menstrual cycle due to their inability to afford sanitary pads.
“If a girl has to leave school just because she cannot afford sanitary pads, then there is a big challenge for us as a society,” he said.
Mr Bombande emphasised the need for collective responsibility among families, government, and development partners to address menstrual hygiene challenges.
He added that the donation was also intended to draw attention to menstrual hygiene as a basic necessity, urging communities to treat sanitary products as essential items for girls.
He further called for sustained community support systems to complement efforts by the state and non-governmental organisations.
Ms Lucinda Wesoamo Pwavia, Women’s Commissioner of the Ghana Association of Public Health Students of UTAS, expressed appreciation for the support, noting that the donation would help reduce absenteeism among girls and strengthen menstrual health education.
She said the campaign also included free cervical cancer screening as part of broader efforts to promote women’s health.
Ms Pwavia indicated that the initiative would not be a one-off event but would be sustained to expand outreach and deepen advocacy on menstrual hygiene and adolescent health.
She emphasised that the intervention formed part of broader efforts to tackle period poverty and improve access to menstrual hygiene products among schoolgirls in the area.
GNA
Edited by Caesar Abagali/Lydia Kukua Asamoah
Reporter: Anthony Adongo Apubeo
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