The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has stated that the government is taking decisive steps to curb truancy among girls of school going age, because of the lack of hygiene items.
He made this remark while speaking about the NDC’s first three months in power, on Pan African TV’s Talk Time, on April 12, 2025.
He disclosed that the government has allocated GH¢300 million to purchase 12 million pieces of sanitary towels to be shared to female students in deprived communities.
“About GH¢300 million has been set aside to purchase about 12 million pieces of sanitary towels to share to girls in needy areas,” he said.
He explained that the intervention has become necessary because they realised that a lot of girls of school going age skipped school because they couldn’t afford sanitary pads.
“One of the issues that have affected girls in puberty is the problem where young girls stay away from school because they cannot afford hygiene items.
“It became a problem and research showed that they were in their thousands, and that it was not an isolated problem of a few. So, significant amount of money, about GH¢300 million, was set aside to purchase about 12 million pieces of sanitary towels to share to girls in needy areas,” he said.
Kwakye Ofosu further explained that he believes the intervention would solve the problem which has become a hindrance to education of young female students.
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