President John Dramani Mahama has launched the Free Sanitary Pad for Girls in School in fulfillment of the Campaign policy.
Speaking at the official launch of the programme in Accra on Thursday, President Mahama said the initiative is a multi-ministerial collaboration between Education, Gender and Finance Ministries aimed at improving attendance in school and ultimately enhancing performance of the Girls.
He said with the launch of this programme, school Girls would no longer stay away from school owing to menstrual mockery, adding that fear of being shamed will become a thing of the past.
“The students miss school not because they are not good but because they lack proper Sanitary Pads.
Menstruation should not be a barrier or reason to miss school”, the President emphasized.
He added “This is a movement that protects their future, a movement that celebrate their resilience
a Promise made and a promise kept”
He said school girls must always go through their menstruation with dignity and hygiene expressing his commitment to invest in school children so that they can go to school.
“To the teachers you will see a transformation of the Girls and they will report to school with confidence”, Mr. Mahama stressed.
The President later paid homage to his Vice President for leading the charge with the World Bank for the realization of the policy.
He also thanked the Development Partners for their support and called for the need to invest in the local production of the Sanitary Pads.
“Let us build local capacity for domestic Sanitary pad production”, he said.
Source: www.senaradioonline.com
