The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has received 2000 pieces of sanitary pads from Sincerely Ghana Limited to be distributed to vulnerable women in the country, particularly female head-porters/street hawkers popularly known as kayayei.
The gesture, according to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sincerely Ghana Limited, producers and marketers of Sincerely Sanitary Pads, Mrs. Menaye Donkor Muntari, was in response to the national call to individuals and organizations to support the vulnerable in society to cope with the social crisis brought about by the Coronavirus lockdown.
The donation was made at a short ceremony at the warehouse of Sincerely Ghana Limited, East Legon, Accra, over the weekend. Miss Universe Ghana 2017, Ruth Quarshie, on behalf of Mrs. Muntari, presented the items to the sector Minister, Mrs. Cynthia Morrison.
In a brief remark from Mrs. Muntari delivered by Ms Quarshie, she said she believed in women empowerment, adding that their sanitation was also very important to her.
Mrs Muntari, who is Miss Universe Ghana 2004 and also the current National Director of Miss Universe Ghana said, “The 2000 sanitary pads are to empower the vulnerable women and make them feel confident about themselves in these times of crisis.”
The Minister of Gender Minister, Mrs. Morrison said it was amazing to see young ladies like Menaye Donkor Muntari doing things that indicated that they were thinking about the vulnerable in society.
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