By Alex Gyawu Asante
Sefwi -Amoaya( WN) June 6, GNA – World Vision Ghana, child well-being Christian and philanthropic non-governmental organisation, has donated about 600 sanitary pads to school children at Sefwi -Amoaya in the Bodi District of the Western North Region to mark World Menstrual Hygiene Day.
The event was held under the theme: “Together for a Period-Friendly World.”
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Stephen Matey, Health, Nutrition and WASH Project Officer, Bodi Area Development Programme, World Vision Ghana, said the organisation would continue to support government efforts to improve upon access to affordable water, sanitation and hygiene services for community members, especially the most vulnerable children.
Mr Matey said the gift-in-kind donation formed part of World Vision’s programme approach to bridge gaps in health service delivery and ensure “life in all its fullness” for every child.
“Menstrual health is a human rights issue, not just a health issue. Everyone has a right to bodily autonomy, and the ability to care for one’s body, while menstruating is an essential part of that fundamental freedom,” he stated.
He added that the donation was a contribution toward improving the health status of future leaders, and that investments made now would help build a productive and disease-free country.
He appealed to development partners to support community sensitisation on the need for parents and caregivers to provide sanitary pads for the girl child.
Madam Vida Ansah, Bodi District Director of Education, commended World Vision Ghana for the gesture and urged parents to continue the conversation on Menstruation at home.
“Menstruation is part of growing up, so our girls must not feel embarrassed or limited because of it,” she said.
Staff from the District Education Directorate, Ghana Health Service, teachers, traditional rulers, clergy and parents attended the programme.
GNA
Edited by Justina Hilda Paaga/Benjamin Mensah
Reporter: Alex Gyawu Asante
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