Wellness and lifestyle company QNET, through its CSR arm the RYTHM Foundation, has supported a menstrual hygiene initiative in rural Ghana aimed at improving access to sanitary products, promoting dignity, and helping schoolgirls stay in class.
The initiative, delivered in partnership with the Accra-based KAT Foundation, is known as the Period Essential Project. It provided reusable sanitary pads to about 200 female students from Aframso M/A Junior High School and Ejura M/A Experimental Junior High School in the Ashanti Region.
The intervention is aligned with the broader objectives of Menstrual Hygiene Day, marked globally on May 28, which highlights the importance of menstrual health, dignity, and equal access to education for girls and women.
For many girls in underserved communities, limited access to menstrual hygiene products continues to affect their confidence, wellbeing and school attendance. The introduction of reusable menstrual pads through a new initiative is aimed at improving menstrual health management while helping girls stay in school and fully engaged in learning.
The intervention seeks to provide a safer, more dignified and cost-effective solution for menstrual care, while also reducing the financial burden that often comes with disposable sanitary products.
Head of the RYTHM Foundation, Shreevidya Anandan, said menstrual health is closely linked to education, dignity and opportunity, stressing the need to remove barriers that prevent girls from reaching their full potential.
“Menstrual health is closely connected to education, dignity, and opportunity. No girl should have her confidence, wellbeing or future limited by a lack of access to essential menstrual products,” she said. “Through our partnership with KAT Foundation, we are proud to support practical, community-led solutions that help young girls stay in school and participate fully.”
Beyond menstrual hygiene support, the initiative also promotes environmental sustainability by encouraging the use of reusable sanitary pads as a long-term alternative to disposable options.
General Manager of the KAT Foundation, Mrs Millicent Duffuor, noted that menstrual health should never be a barrier to education or social participation.
“Menstrual health should never be a reason for girls to miss school, lose confidence or feel excluded from everyday opportunities,” she said. “Through the Period Essential Project, we aim to support young girls with practical solutions that help them manage their menstrual health safely and with dignity.”
She added that the partnership with RYTHM Foundation reflects a shared commitment to creating lasting impact in schools and communities.
The KAT Foundation, a Ghana-based NGO, focuses on child welfare, health advocacy and community empowerment through sustainable, locally driven programmes carried out in collaboration with schools and development partners.
The initiative also aligns with Menstrual Hygiene Day, which seeks to break stigma, raise awareness and promote collective action so that menstruation does not hinder education, health, equality or opportunity.