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The Girl Project tackles Period Poverty issues affecting Underprivileged School Girls in all Rural government schools across the regions of Ghana. We Educate and Empower them about their Menstruation, so they feel confident and stay in school.
“We reach and provide #1000s of school Girls every year with FREE DIGNITY KITS that lasts them for 12 months plus.”
For a lot of girls worldwide, menstruation is a monthly reality. Yet in many countries especially Africa, people still face serious challenges when it comes to managing their periods. Unhygienic materials used for menstruation, Myths, stigma, and harmful gender norms around menstruation exacerbate the difficulties for girls and women across the world.
The main aim of The Girl Project is to sustainably address the Period Poverty situation we currently face in Ghana. We do this by providing underprivileged schoolgirls with free DIGNITY KITS that last them for 12 months plus.
Together with local government schools we train and educate girls about menstrual hygiene and talk about them in a shame-free way.
“We also distribute menstrual hygiene materials in schools and teach girls how to manage their periods, so they feel confident and stay in school.”
During the Past year, THE GIRL PROJECT has reached over nine hundred schoolgirls in rural areas in Ghana, and we have seen measurable results. Most of these girls’ attendance and performance at school has increased greatly and they have the confidence to fully participate in school.
By improving menstrual health and tackling period-shame we can;
So far, we’ve reached over 2,000 underprivileged schoolgirls across five regions in Ghana. In 2023 and 2024 alone, we provided a one-year supply of sanitary pads to 200 girls, ensuring they could manage their periods with dignity and confidence.
But our impact goes beyond just providing pads—we empower girls with knowledge. Through our menstrual health education sessions, we teach them how to manage their periods safely so they never have to miss school because of it. We also distributed 100 packs of reusable sanitary pads to girls in Junior High School 1 to 3, offering them a sustainable solution to period poverty.
The stories we hear from these girls are heartbreaking. Many open up about how their families simply can’t afford sanitary pads. Some don’t even have basic underwear and are left with no choice but to use toilet paper, rags, or newspapers—anything they can find. And for many, the fear of leaks and embarrassment forces them to stay home from school for days, falling behind in their education.
Period poverty shouldn’t be a barrier to a girl’s future. Every girl deserves to feel safe, confident, and empowered—no matter the time of the month.
Our work is far from over. Will you stand with us in this fight? 💜
The girl project dignity kit is for meeting the very basic need of every underprivileged girl or woman, so they feel confident and dignified and are able to participate in every aspect of society. It contains basic items that every girl or woman need to maintain hygiene and respect in society. It comprises; reusable sanitary pads, underwear, carrying pouch, bath soap, washing soap, shaving sticks, hand sanitizer.
The Dignity Kit provides a complete set of basic items needed by every girl or woman of menstrual age to help maintain good hygiene.
The Dignity Kit also provides a gateway for us to educate these girls and women about their reproductive health. During our outreach and distribution session, we take it as an opportunity to educate the schoolgirls about their menstrual health and we teach them ways they can manage their periods properly.
We ensure that no child is denied access to the basic rights they need to thrive in their education, welfare and recreation.