Only a few weeks ago, I watched (i believe it was STAR-funded) documentary on how the absence of places of convenience and challenges female students face during the period of menstruation prevents them from coming to school during the period. This was because they have no proper way of caring for themselves, and worsened when there are no good pr appropriate places of convenience to enable them wash themselves. They spoke to the students, the teachers, a circuit supervisor and a lady, I believe, from an NGO or something.
Now, this was in Ashaiman, not far away from the capital. A proposal that will see female pupils/ students to be assisted with sanitary pads following, probably, an identified challenge/ problem has been outdoored and see how it is been ridiculed by persons who who do not necessarily know what happens on the ground; others who can afford and therefore buy for their kids; still others who probably experienced worse situations akin to what some poor little girls are facing today, but because today she can afford can spew out; and still others who think they know, but simply on this occasion do not know.
Information and education is important. Because I believe strongly that if I had not watched that documentary, I may buy into some of the loud noises been made here.
And yes, sensationalism helps media sales, but Bernard Avle, Richard Mensah, reducing this whole thing to the headline on your online portal is shameful and rather than probably ridiculing the proponents of the facility and campaign, your online and news team is rather embarrassing the Citi brand. Because the 156mUSD is not for sanitary pads, and they know it.
