Empowering Girls.Transforming Women.Strengthening Communities.

WomenNow Ghana works with girls and young women in underserved rural communities to advance menstrual health, skills development, education and economic empowerment.

Students and WomenNow facilitators holding packs of menstrual pads outdoors

One girl's path to a stronger community

Menstrual health, skills and mentoring are not separate projects. They are steps on the same road.

Girl

Starts with a girl in a rural Volta community.

Dignity

Safe, reusable pads and honest health education.

Education

She stays in school, or returns with support and mentoring.

Skills

Training in tailoring, hairdressing and other trades.

Stronger community

Her income and confidence lift her family and village.

Our impact

Creating real change in our communities

These figures come from WomenNow Ghana’s project activities and surveys. We will continue to update this section with verified results as more projects are implemented.

600+girls reached with menstrual hygiene education
1,500+reusable sanitary pads distributed to girls in 4 rural communities
8basic schools supported in Adaklu and Ho West
4rural communities reached (Adaklu Agblefe, Goefe, Abutia Kloe and Abutia Agorve)
82%

of girls surveyed in our 2019 pilot said they struggled to afford sanitary pads each month.

68%

of girls said they used old cloth or other unhygienic materials during their periods (2019 pilot survey).

In addition, 40 young women have been trained in vocational skills (15 in dressmaking, 15 in hairdressing and 10 in sugar craft) in the Adaklu and Ho West districts.

A participant working at a table during a skills workshop

Learning together. Building confidence.

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