Menarche Initiative Ghana

A nonprofit social venture to sensitize the general public on the need for good menstrual hygiene among teenage girls in Ghana & empowering them.#SDGs

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

Join us today as we commemorate World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023 with some adolescents at Akim Oda,Eastern region.

#WeAreCommitted
#EndPeriodStigma
#EndPeriodPoverty
#PeriodEducationForAll
#PeriodFriendlyToiletsForAll

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

#Girls in every corner of the world deserve a world free from gender based violence, access to quality health and education as well as equal opportunities.This is crucial to sustainable socioeconomic development.Happy #DayOfTheGirl @EdemKojoDoe1 @resolutionproj @diplomatnorbert

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

Thank you all for joining our live chat to commemorate #MenstrualHygieneDay .Your contributions are much appreciated. Together we can achieve more.
#MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics @GiftyAgyemah @delademxonu @__taasun @kabacaesar

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

Even in theses times, we recognize that #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics .Thank you @AdwoaAfriyie13, facilitator @menarche_i and Ellen Afriyie, midwife at Ejisu hospital for educating these girls at Kenyase in Ashanti region on #menstruation amidst #COVID19 following safety measures .

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

There’s a need for a collective action and multifaceted approach in addressing the challenges associated #menstruation .Lets all play our part #MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics @UN_Women @PPAG @mohgovgh @UNFPAGHANA @CitiTVGH

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@GiftyAgyemah 👏🏽👏🏽All hands on deck! Everyone is involved from Government to individuals #MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

https://t.co/7SI3sBObbb question
What can we do to promote good #MenstrualHygiene management even in times of #COVID19

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@diplomatnorbert Menstrual absorbents are not luxury products,they are essential commodities.#MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@kogo_chris @EdemKojoDoe1 @kabacaesar @benkoku @UN_Women @mohgovgh @PPAGGhana @resolutionproj We are have a part to play to end #PeriodPoverty and stigma associated with Menstruation #MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

4.What are some of the impacts of #COVID19 on #periods ?
#MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics @kabacaesar @benkoku @UN_Women @mohgovgh @PPAGGhana @resolutionproj

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@Fkokloe1 Really😬🙇🏾‍♀️ Right education is indeed crucial #MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@EdemKojoDoe1 @FelicityDokyi Do you any proper means to dispose off used menstrual absorbents?#MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@EdemKojoDoe1 @kabacaesar @benkoku @UN_Women @mohgovgh @PPAGGhana @resolutionproj This is so true as these economic disruptions further perpetuates poverty making it for people to purchase menstrual absorbents #MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Felicity Dokyi @FelicityDokyi]

@menarche_i Some girls menstruate in their palms 😲#MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriondsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@FelicityDokyi Wow 😳 #MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

3.What taboos/myths associated with #menstration have you encountered?
#MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@EdemKojoDoe1 Interesting 🤔 #MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@EdemKojoDoe1 @UN_Women @ppag Parenting is a collective effort🤝#MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020
#ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

Q2.Should fathers play a role in educating the girl child on menstruation and menstrual health?
#MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics @UN_Women @PPAG

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@JAphriyie @GiftyAgyemah @UN_Women @ppag Girls would feel more secure with the involvement of parents .Nice
#MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020
#ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

@GiftyAgyemah Bravo🙌🏾🙌🏾 #MenarcheGhana #WMHDay2020 #ItsTimeForAction #PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics

[Menarche Initiative Ghana @menarche_i]

Q1. Which menstrual absorbents do you know of / are accessible to you?
#MenarcheGhana
#WMHDay2020
#ItsTimeForAction
#PeriodsDontHaltInPandemics