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Commemoration of the 2021 National Menstrual Hygiene Day event

Our Founder, co-moderated the commemoration of the 2021 National Menstrual Hygiene Day event. She was also given the opportunity to share her experience doing some work through Inspire to Rise and doubling as a UNICEF Ghana Menstrual Hygiene Influencer after being at it for some years now.

MTP Book Donation

Inspire to Rise under its “Meet the Professionals” project parterned “Print Innovation” a printing and publishing house to donate over 100books to the Tesano primary cluster schools.

Leading Ladies

Our founder, Wendy Laryea, recently had an open conversation with some girls on menstrual hygiene and the need for them to take up leadership roles. This was at an event organised by Leading Ladies’ Network.

Adentan Community School

Education about menstruation helps to dispel myths. If more schools and parents will have open conversations about menstruation, our society will be better placed. To help young ones better understand this natural “normal” phenomenon, we partnered Kings Foundation Gh. to discuss Menstrual Hygiene Management with the pupils of Adentan Community Schools.

Saint Peters Anglican School

According to Michael Richards, Lecturer in Applied Health and Social Care at Edge Hill University in an article published on theconversation.com, schools need to be more open about the importance of menstruation and they need to be more sympathetic towards the stigma girls face. He is of the view for a start, schools should provide resources and information that girls can access. This will help them understand – rather than feel scared and fearful – what is happening to their bodies during puberty. At Inspire to Rise we second this and know this is one step towards taking the taboo out of menstruation, because to achieve gender equality on this issue, girls need to feel able to talk about their periods and challenge the discrimination that is associated with menstruation and developing girls bodies. And boys can play a big role in this – if they also get the right support and resources.

More on our 2019 MHM Day Events

Earlier, our team had a Menstrual Hygiene Management session with The Apostolic Church, Ghana- LA Central District. We are grateful to the leadership and members of the church for the opportunity to share knowledge on Menstruation.

2019 World Menstrual Hygiene Day

As part of our activities to mark the 2019 World Menstrual Hygiene Day celebration we educated more than 600 pupils from five schools in the Okaikoi Central sub-metro on menstrual hygiene management. We believe commemorating the day was critical in demystifying myths surrounding menstruation. The interactive session schooled pupils on menstruation and effects of premarital sex. Dr. Elvis Kuma Forson, a medical doctor at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Lekma Hospital spoke about measures females can adopt during their menstruation.Sanitary pads were also distributed to the girls who participated in the session.

2018 International Children’s Day

Our founder, Wendy Laryea moderated a panel discussion on the theme, “Young People & Mental Health in a Changing World”. It was a mental health school outreach organised by the Human Rights Advocacy Centre in collaboration with Mind Freedom Ghana and supported by STAR Ghana and other partners. The event was held at the St.Thomas Aquinas Senior High School in Accra.

2018 International Day of the Girl

As part of activities to mark the 2018 International Day of the Girl, our founder, Wendy Laryea was in Nsutam, a community in Ghana’s Eastern Region to participate in the launch of “GIRLS GET EQUAL” by Plan International Ghana.

To wrap up our activities for the 2018 International Day of the Girl, “Inspire to Rise” partnered “Days for Girls Ghana” an NGO that produces reusable sanitary pads, to organise a Menstrual Hygiene Management and Education session. The event took place at the Trinity Academy at Dome Pillar 2 in Accra on Friday, October 12, 2018. The 66 girls who participated in the session learnt lesson on how to use the reusable sanitary pads. Some participants also received pads for free.