Speciallady Awareness and Development Bank Ghana (DBG) have reached over 2,000 students at Tepa Senior High School with free sanitary pads and menstrual health education.
The outreach was held under the global theme “Together for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld.” It aimed to break stigma around menstruation and promote equal access to menstrual products and reproductive health education for girls.
Organizers said menstruation should not block education, confidence or opportunities for girls.
“Creating a period-friendly society requires collective efforts from families, schools, institutions and communities,” organizers said during Menstrual Hygieneday on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed globally on May 28 to promote good menstrual health and hygiene, challenge myths and stigma, and advocate equal access to sanitary products and facilities.
Speciallady Awareness is a women’s health advocacy organization founded by Elizabeth Amoaa.
It focuses on reproductive health education and reducing menstrual poverty through school outreach programmes, seminars and workshops across Ashanti, Eastern, Volta, Greater Accra, Western, Central and Northern Ghana.
DBG partnered the initiative as part of its work on women’s empowerment.
Through its Women’s Empowerment Principles framework with UN Women, the bank supports financial literacy clinics, STEM mentorship and programmes that build life and business skills for women and girls.
The bank also works to expand financial inclusion for female-owned MSMEs.
Organizers also said the Tepa SHS outreach reflects a shared commitment to building healthier, more informed communities where girls can thrive without limitations linked to menstrual health challenges.
