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Most Rural Girls Skip School During Period

About 95 percent of girls in Ghana, particularly those in rural communities, miss school during their menstrual periods due to the lack of hygienic materials, inconsistent supply of water and soap, inadequate disposal and collection of sanitary products, John Baidoo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sustainable Development Focus Limited (SUDEF), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has indicated.

Read more in Modern Ghana, 4th June 2014 [1]

Date: 9 June 2014
Topics: 
menstrual hygiene [2],
Women and gender [3],
Children and schools [4]
Region: 
West and Central Africa [5]
Country: 
Ghana
Source URL: https://www.communityledtotalsanitation.org/story/most-rural-girls-skip-school-during-period

Links
[1] http://www.modernghana.com/news/546459/1/8216most-rural-girls-skip-school-during-period8217.html
[2] https://www.communityledtotalsanitation.org/topics/menstrual-hygiene
[3] https://www.communityledtotalsanitation.org/topics/women-and-gender
[4] https://www.communityledtotalsanitation.org/topics/children-and-schools
[5] https://www.communityledtotalsanitation.org/region/west-and-central-africa