The New Patriotic Party’s Women’s Wing in the New Juaben South Constituency of the Eastern Region as part of the observation of the World Menstruation Hygiene Day donated 10 boxes of sanitary pads to each of the selected schools in the constituency.
The beneficiary schools are; Apempoa Islamic Primary School, New Juaben Senior High School, Trom Nyerede M/A Basic School, Ascension Presbyterian M/A Basic School ‘A’, Pentecost Senior High School, and St. Dominic Catholic Basic School.
The women’s wing also educated the female students on how to keep themselves clean as well as where to dispose of the sanitary pads after using them.
However, they urged the boys against the stigmatization and teasing of their colleague female students when they see them soiling themselves because it is not an abomination for a young girl to be menstruation.
Speaking to Kingdom News, the Woman Organizer for New Juaben South Constituency, Regina Bempong who spearheaded the program noted that the meaningful of their visit complemented the donation gesture on such an important day.
According to her, one of their goals is to that the issue of sanitary pads among teenagers does not affect their academics as they would love to see these girls rise to become influential in active politics in the country.
John Huckson Arthur, who spoke on behalf of the Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency, Michael Okyere Baafi stated that the stigmatization among women when menstruating in the olden days led to polygamy marriages.
“In those days when a woman was menstruating, they were not allowed to share things with their husbands, and the husbands had to go and stay with their siblings, but those practices were uncalled-for.”
He added, “Many women who could have led in politics in Ghana dropped out of school because they soiled themselves and their colleagues teased them that is why Michael Okyere Baafi has partnered with his women’s wings and have taken it upon themselves to educate both the male and female students in his constituency to understand that menstruation is not a taboo.”
A situation, he indicated does not want to reoccur because Ghana needs more women to indulge in partisan politics to help transform the country.
Some beneficiary students of New Juaben Senior High School thanked the women’s wing for their kind gesture and pleaded with the government to abolish the taxes on sanitary pads because the prices of pads have become expensive nowadays.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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