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Fallon Foundation, partners donate hygiene items to Nsawam and Akuse female prisons for Menstrual Hygiene Day
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The Fallon Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Ayemoede Foundation, and Penyman Foundation, has marked World Menstrual Hygiene Day with donations of sanitary and personal care items to female inmates at the Nsawam and Akuse Female Prisons on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
At the Nsawam Female Prison, the group donated a 3-month supply of sanitary pads, washing detergents, bathing soaps, toothpaste, and toothbrushes.
The Akuse Female Prison received a 6-month supply of sanitary pads, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and detergents.
The initiative aims to support the health, dignity, and wellbeing of incarcerated women and ensure they do not struggle through menstrual cycles without proper care.
The partners reaffirmed their commitment to supporting women in prisons across Ghana and said they plan to adopt and visit more prisons to address menstrual hygiene challenges among inmates.
The Fallon Foundation and its partners are also appealing to the public to support the cause through an “Adopt a Prisoner” donation drive.
Individuals can contribute from GHS 25 monthly via the Foundation’s shortcode and donation links to provide sanitary pads and other essentials to female inmates nationwide.
“Together, we can restore dignity, promote hygiene, and remind every woman that she is seen, valued, and cared for,” the group stated.
Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.
In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.
According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.
“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.
Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.
She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.
Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.
“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee
Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.
The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.
Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.
The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
