Gyabs Foundation reaches out to pupils at McCarthy Hill Basic School

Some members of staff with officers of the Foundation

In a bid to break the stig­ma surrounding menstru­ation, Gyabs Foundation, a non-profit organisation, visited the McCarthy Hill Ba­sic School at Awoshie at the weekend, to sensitise young girls about menstrual health and hygiene.

This was the second edition of the foundation’s annual project dubbed the ‘M2H2’ project. The team donated over 200 packs of sanitary pads to the pupils from JHS 1 to 3 as well as some members of staff.

Mrs Elizabeth Kona­du-Boakye, Founder of Gyabs Foundation, stressed the need to break the stigma sur­rounding menstruation which is a natural phenomenon.

She said her team would tour other schools outside the capital and, therefore, called on philanthropists and stake­holders to join her change the narratives of young girls in the country.

Mr. Thy-will Delali Aboflah, a medical doctor at the St Andrews Clinic, led an inter­active session where pupils were provided additional ed­ucation on menstrual health and measures to take when severe cramps occur.

The school’s headmaster, Mr Michael Agbai, receiving the items on behalf of the school, expressed gratitude to the Foundation for the initiative.

 By Yunusah Essandoh