Sandra Kpedor is the DCE for Anloga
Sandra Kpedor, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Anloga, has commemorated this year’s International Menstrual Hygiene Day with schoolgirls in parts of the district, promoting menstrual health education and supporting girls’ access to education.
The engagement, which formed part of activities marking the globally observed day, brought together female pupils from Whuti E.P. Primary School and Srogboe Eastridge Junior High School.
The initiative focused on creating awareness of proper menstrual hygiene management while addressing the challenges many young girls continue to face due to menstrual poverty.
Beyond the educational engagement, the DCE donated items to support the girls in managing their menstrual health needs.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency during the donation, Kpedor emphasised the importance of maintaining good menstrual hygiene practices during menstruation, noting that proper menstrual care remains essential to the health, dignity, confidence, and academic performance of young girls.
She also encouraged the pupils to remain focused on their education and not allow menstrual-related challenges to affect their academic ambitions.
“I used the opportunity to educate them on the importance of keeping proper menstrual hygiene during menstruation while also taking their studies seriously,” she stated.
The gesture, according to stakeholders and community members present, is expected to contribute significantly toward reducing absenteeism among schoolgirls, particularly those affected by menstrual poverty.
The intervention is being viewed as a timely effort toward promoting girl-child education and empowerment within the district.
In many communities in the area, inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products causes some girls to miss school, affecting their education and confidence. Stakeholders believe such initiatives would help keep girls consistently in school.
The project also reflects the DCE’s continued commitment to issues affecting women and young girls since assuming office.
This latest intervention marks the second major menstrual hygiene-related support initiative undertaken by the DCE, following a similar exercise last year at Akplorwortorkor RC School and the inauguration of the 2026 Mama Hogbe Project, which also focused on menstrual poverty eradication.
International Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed annually on May 28 to raise awareness about the importance of good menstrual hygiene management and to advocate for a world where no woman or girl is held back because of menstruation.
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