Minister for Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has announced that up to 20% of sanitary pads distributed under the free sanitary pad initiative will be produced in Ghana’s prisons.
The Minister disclosed this when he took his turn at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 14, 2025, at the Ministry of Government Communications.
The Free Sanitary Pad Initiative is a programme designed to distribute sanitary pads to schoolgirls nationwide, supporting their health and education.
The initiative was launched in Accra on Thursday, April 24, 2025 with key stakeholders in attendance, including ministers, policymakers, education experts, and school representatives.
It aligns with President John Dramani Mahama’s overarching vision of promoting gender equality and ensuring access to quality education for all children, regardless of gender or background.
The Minister further revealed that the prisons are also expected to produce 30% of school desks and school uniforms.
He stated that the Interior Ministry is in talks with the Ministry of Education to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable the Prisons Service to produce 20% of sanitary pads for the free sanitary pad initiative, 30% of all furniture, and uniforms that the government will distribute to schools.
The move, he explained, is to ensure that our reformative programmes in the various prisons are changed completely.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
