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Safe Child Ghana launches board games on menstrual hygiene
Mr Baabu demonstrating to some school children how the board game is played
A Board game to sensitise school children on menstrual hygiene has been launched at Ashamoah M/A Basic School in the Ga South Municipality in Accra.
Dubbed, Menstrual Hygiene Board Game, it was developed by Michael Baabu, the Founder of Safe Child Ghana, a child focused Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Tema.
It was launched as part of this year’s observance of the World Menstrual Hygiene Day which was on the theme “Making Menstruation a Normal Fact of Life by 2030.”
Speaking during a demonstration of the game, Mr Baabu said, the game was created to educate school children about menstruation and the need for a hygienic lifestyle.
The board game, Mr Baabu noted, was an innovative way to sensitise both girls and boys on issues about period and the hygienic means for girls to care for themselves when they were due.
“We noted that, almost every phenomenon has innovative means through which school children learn about it. Unfortunately, there are no games or playful activities that focuses on sensitising people about menstruation.
He explained that, the Menstrual Hygiene Board Game was created based on numerous written literature and research to create awareness, educate and remove taboos and stigma associated with menstruation.
He explained that, lack of knowledge about menstrual hygiene was the reason some girls do not know how to care for themselves during their period.
According to him, in some situations, some girls have been forced to stay away from school for lack of access to sanitary pads and other protective wears.
“After going through the game, the player gets equipped and learns menstrual hygiene rules. We hope and know that together, we will achieve our objective of making menstruation a normal fact of life,” he added.
Earlier, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Safe Child Ghana, Eunice Gifty Baadu, presented six large boxes of sanitary pads to the school for onward distribution to the girls.
Although the cost of the sanitary pads was not disclosed, she said, the products could serve the girls for a period of six months.
To achieve this year’s theme of making menstruation a normal fact of life, she stated that, it was necessary to involve boys in sensitisation activities to demystify menstruation.
She further urged the government to remove all taxes on sanitary pads to enhance its accessibility.
Mrs Baadu advised the school children to view menstruation as a natural phenomenon which every girl must go through, hence the need for all to support them in maintaining hygienic practices.
Safe Child Ghana, she said, had partnered with the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) project, funded by the World Bank, to intensify education on menstruation and other hygienic practices.The Headmistress of Ashamoah M/A Basic School, Mercy Agbodze expressed gratitude to Safe Child Ghana for the support saying that menstrual hygiene was very critical, especially for young girls to improve punctuality.
BY Cecilia Lagba
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
