Safe Menstruation Movement a group of passionate young volunteers that are working to tackle period poverty in the Upper East Region has Visited Nabdam Model Girls JHS and Kong-Daborin JHS to mark International Youth Day, this brings the number of schools to 34 and 1,919 packs of pads distributed so far to Vulnerable young girls.
The group has been advocating for the scrapping of the 20% luxury Tax on Sanitary products so they can be accessible to all young girls.
SAMMO has also been educating young girls on Menstrual Health and seeking to break the stigma around Menstruation.
As Ghana joins the whole world to celebrate International Youth Day which is set aside by the U.N to bring out the challenges facing young people in the country which include:
Period poverty
Drug Abuse
Lack of awareness of Reproductive health issues
Inadequate attention from parents and many others.
It is therefore refreshing to celebrate a special day like this with students of Nabdam Model Girls JHS and Kong-Daborin JHS in the Nabdam District.
The president of SAMMO used the opportunity to thank all those who have supported making the program a reality especially the Blessing Basket Ghana and their Partners Ten by Three in the USA for their continued Sponsorship of the PAD A GIRL INITIATIVE (PAGI) Project.
A midwife Ayine Lydia who is also a member of SAMMO took the girls through Menstruation and Menstrual cycle.
The program saw SAMMO distribute 180 packs of sanitary pads to girls and packs of exercise books.