16 Basic schools benefit from 8 months' supply of sanitary towels
The initiative was undertaken by the Ghana Chamber of Mines in partnership with Zijin Golden Ridge Limited to help young female students to have access to menstrual hygiene products and education.
A total of 1,036 young female students from 16 basic schools in mining communities in the Birim North District in the Eastern Region have benefitted from eight months’ supply of sanitary towels.
For his part, the Senior Manager in charge of Sustainability and External Relations at Zijin Golden Ridge Limited, Derek Boateng, said the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) extended beyond its mining operations and such support to young female students was a step in the right direction.
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