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Transcript/ScriptGhana Reusable Sanitary Pads (TV)
HEADLINE: Ghanaian Teacher Innovates to Fight ‘Period Poverty’
TEASER: The initiative offering reusable sanitary pads aims to make sure girls stay in
school
PUBLISHED AT: 3/15/23 at 7:50am
BYLINE: Hamza Adams
WRITER: Salem Solomon
DATELINE: AFARI, GHANA
VIDEOGRAPHER:
VIDEO EDITOR: Haruna Shehu
SCRIPT EDITORS: KEnochs, DLJ
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original
PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV X RADIO __
TRT: 1:57
VID APPROVED BY: KE
TYPE: TVPKG
EDITOR NOTES))
((INTRO))
[[Every month, young girls in Ghana are forced to miss school days due to
menstruation. But a schoolteacher is working to find a solution by providing reusable
sanitary pads. Hamza Adams visited a school in Afari, Ghana, and has this story
narrated by Salem Solomon.]]
((NARRATION))
In Afari, a remote town in Ghana’s Ashanti State, a teacher has found an innovative
solution to a common, but rarely discussed problem.
Amdiya Abdul Latiff, a teacher at a 200-student school, noticed a problem: her female
students were regularly absent from class.
((Amdiya Abdul Latiff, Eco-Me Africa)) ((Female, in Hausa))
“When I started teaching in this school in Afari town, I discovered that many female
students do not come to school when they are menstruating due to period poverty.”
((NARRATOR))
Period poverty, Abdulatif says, is a term commonly associated with lack of access to
sanitary pads or cleaning products. This pushes young girls to miss school during the
time of the month that they menstruate.
Abdul Latiff founded Eco-me Africa, a reusable sanitary pads production facility to offer
her students products for free. She says it was important that the products are easy to
clean and environmentally friendly.
((Amdiya Abdul Latiff, Eco-Me Africa)) ((Female, in Hausa))
“We are using organic sustainable fabric to make these pads. We don’t add any kind of
chemical. The materials we are using are antimicrobials. The pads are reusable, users
can wash and dry them after use. It’s affordable, healthy and also good for the
environment.”
((NARRATION))
This student says the free sanitary pads have made a major impact.
((Beatrice Awuni, Student)) ((Female, in English))
“I am going to feel comfortable going to school and I really like it very, very much.”
((NARRATION))
Ghana isn’t the only place facing this issue. A 2022 report by the U.N. estimated that
one in 10 girls in Sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their period or eventually drop
out altogether.
((For Hamza Adam in Afari town, Ghana, Salem Solomon, VOA News.))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)
AFARI, GHANA
Embargo DateMarch 15, 2023 18:55 EDT
Byline((For Hamza Adam in Afari town, Ghana, Salem Solomon, VOA News.))
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
