A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Caroline Initiative, has empowered school girls with pads and educational materials in Lagos State. The group, in a statement published on Friday, noted that the event tagged: “Pad a Girl,” held at Dynamos College, was aimed at promoting menstrual hygiene and support academic development. According to the statement, the outreach saw a significant turnout of enthusiastic young girls, who benefited from the resources provided.
The organisation noted that the outreach addresses “the critical issue of menstrual hygiene management, which remains a significant barrier to education for many girls in Nigeria.” By providing sanitary pads, the organisation said its aims to reduce absenteeism and empower girls to attend school with confidence and dignity. Also, it distributed sanitary pads to each girl that could last for a specific time and educational materials like notebooks and pens were also given to aid their studies.
In his remarks, the founder of the initiative, Quadri Adejumo, said education is a change driver, and that no girl deserves to miss school due to lack of proper menstrual hygiene products. PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth, meticulously researched news and information.
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