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Group pledges to eradicate menstrual poverty in Volta Region by 2030
Some students displaying their sanitary pads
Mr Yonah Keleku, the Executive Director and Project Lead at Developers Net, has pledged that his outfit will work towards the eradication of menstrual poverty and related problems among young girls in the Volta Region by 2030.
Developers Net is a youth empowerment and community development-related Non-Government Organisation (NGO).
Mr Keleku said: “There is a huge menstrual poverty in this area, where young girls are either ignorant of menstrual hygiene issues or lack the requisite access to menstrual hygiene products to take care of themselves during such periods.”
Mr Keleku gave the revelation during an outreach programme held on July 15, 2024, where the NGO donated menstrual hygiene products to some adolescent female students at Adzido Basic School with the Keta Municipality.
He disclosed to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the situation has a lot of tendencies to lure the girls into immoral temptations.
“All stakeholders must come on board to help our young girls overcome this situation. That is why Developers Net projected menstrual poverty eradication in the Volta Region by 2030,” he added.
Mr Keleku also explained that a new project would soon be launched to reach out to other parts of the region, especially in rural and hard-to-reach areas, for a similar outreach programme.
Madam Miracle Gidimadzor, a Public Health student, who took the students through sexual reproductive health and menstrual hygiene, said the exercise was timely.
“This will motivate the young ones who have just completed Junior High School.”
Over 40 adolescent girls have benefited from the gesture, with each receiving five packs of sanitary pads, coupled with the education on adolescent sexual reproductive health, and menstrual hygiene.
The team comprised health professionals from the Public Health Unit at the Keta Municipal Hospital and some students of the Keta Nursing and Midwifery Training College (NMTC).
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Family of late Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings thank Ghanaians, invites tributes to celebrate her legacy
The Agyeman-Rawlings and allied families have expressed heartfelt gratitude to Ghanaians and friends around the world for the immense love and sympathy shown following the sudden passing of Mrs. Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, former First Lady of the Republic of Ghana.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
In an announcement, the family invited individuals, groups, and institutions who wish to honour her memory to submit tributes via email to TRIBUTES@NANAKONADU.ORG.
They encouraged friends and well-wishers to share their personal experiences, photographs, videos, and memories of how the late former First Lady touched their lives through her work.
According to the family, those who prefer to submit hard copies may deliver their tributes and photos to Trudy at the Office of Former President Rawlings, located at No. 1 Sekou Toure Link, Ridge, near the Ridge Hospital.
The family urged that all tributes be submitted within two weeks of the announcement.
The family expressed appreciation for the continued prayers, kind words, and support they have received during this difficult period.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, says government will build rehabilitation centers across the country to tackle rising cases of drug and opioid abuse among the youth.
He explained that the centers will not be set up solely to address betting addiction, as reported earlier, but to help young people struggling with substance use and mental health challenges.
According to him, government-owned rehabilitation facilities are few, making it hard for victims to access proper care.
Mr. Opare Addo urged betting companies and other private organizations to support the project as part of their corporate social responsibility.
He said the initiative aims to give young people the help they need to overcome addiction and live productive lives.
By: Jacob Aggrey
