Nifahene of the Senya Beraku Traditional Council and the Chief of Senya Bonsuoku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Neenyi Kweku Kwei(VI) has appealed to government to consider initiating a policy that will help provide free sanitary pads to adolescent school children in the country since the school children particularly in deprived communities like the Senya Bonsuoku community finds it difficult to buy this sanitary pads when they enter into that stage.
According to him, his research has revealed buying a sanitary pads for children by parents in his community has become a major challenge since his enstoolment as a chief in 2020, so he has taken upon himself to provide every single Adolescent child a sanitary pads.
This, together with the Bonsuoku Community Foundation(BCF) and it’s partners have provided sanitary pads to Adolescent School children at the Rev. Dr Ericsson D/A Basic School in his community as well as the health facility in the Bonsuoku Community to be stored for others who may also visit the health facility if they need one for use.
Neenyi Kweku Kwei(VI) speaking to Bryt Fm News Correspondent Eric Owusu Amponsah explained that, they have considered the cost of sanitary pads now and have decided to provide locally manufactured which are washable to the children, an initiative he believes will go a long way to help improve higher academic work.
The Chief narrated his motive of supplying the Sanitary Pads to the Adolescent School Children to Bryt Fm News, indicating it will deal with challenges they face at that time of the month.
Some school children who received the sanitary pads shared difficulties they go through before they are able to buy this sanitary pads to take care of themselves should their parents fails to buy for them and how important those provided by the Chief will help them.
Meanwhile, Headmistress of the Rev. Dr Ericsson D/A Basic School, Ayishatu Adamu has commended the Chief, Bonsuoku Community Foundation (BCF) and its partners for the gesture since mentrual hygiene periods mostly affects the children when they enter into the stage.
She has however called for more support to help bring the confidence level of the children.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Eric Owusu Amponsah
