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GNAD supports Bechem School for the Deaf
The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) the national association advocating for the rights of Deaf people have for the second time, presented five (25) boxes of Yazz sanitary pads and three (3) boxes of antiseptics (Dettol) to the management of Bechem School for the Deaf in the Ahafo Region on Monday 20th February 2023.
The donation forms part of efforts of the association to meet the needs of adolescent girls of the school to improve their menstrual hygiene to enable them to participate in learning in school.
The donation forms part of a project implemented by the Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) with financial support from AmplifyChange.
The project which is a 24-month project seeks to improve access of deaf people to comprehensive Sexual Reproductive Health and to improve on menstrual hygiene of adolescent girls for some selected basic and Junior high schools across the country.
Mr Eric Sapey Jnr and the team GNAD Project Lead told the Ghanaian Times that the project sought to train about 1,000 deaf people including adolescent girls to know about their Sexual, Reproductive Health including menstrual hygiene management.
It is also to empower them to deal with the challenges associated with menstruation which impacts negatively their education.
Mr. Eric Sapey Jnr said more than 200 students’ boys and girls of Bechem School for the Deaf had been trained on menstrual hygiene with similar training being held in Savelugu School for the Deaf as well as Hohoe School for the Deaf in the Northern and Volta Regions respectively.
The Vice Principal of Bechem School for the Deaf, Mr. Armstrong Adu-Boakye who received the items on behalf of the students commended GNAD for the support for the school and assured them that the items would be given to beneficiary students.
He expressed his gratitude to GNAD for including the school in the project and for the various support and encouragement. He stated that the support from GNAD and Amplify Change has been impactful. He appealed to other stakeholders to support the school so that the distribution of sanitary pads to the girls will continue to assist needy girls to participate in learning.
He appealed to other benevolent organizations to emulate the shining example of the Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD).
President John Mahama has arrived in Moscow, Russia, from Ethiopia to participate in the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit.
The summit is being hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During the visit, President Mahama will join fellow African leaders at the Economic and Humanitarian Forum and summit plenary sessions.
He is also scheduled to hold high-level bilateral talks with President Putin and attend a Kente exhibition organised by the Russia-Ghana Parliamentary Forum.
As part of the visit, the President will receive honorary doctorate degrees from the Russian University of Transport and the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.
He will also engage Russian businesses and state institutions to advance bilateral cooperation between Ghana and Russia.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Moses Abor, has met with the Bono Regional Chairman of the party, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, to address concerns arising from recent social media developments.
In a statement shared , Mr. Abor said he yesterday visited Chairman Baffoe over comments he made on his show, which had raised concern among some party activists.
According to him, he also engaged Charles Opoku Presidoo and ironed out grievances he had earlier held regarding the matter.
Mr. Abor said he was pleased that in the spirit of unity and the party’s shared commitment to return to power in 2028, they had a constructive conversation and addressed the concerns amicably.
“With the matter now resolved, I encourage all Party activists to let the matter rest and redirect our energy toward holding the NDC accountable for its failures and misleading claims,” he said.
He urged party members to continue making the case to Ghanaians on why Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is the right person to lead the country in 2028.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
