RYTHM Foundation’s work to advance gender equality and educational access has been spotlighted by Ghanaian news platform MyJoyOnline, following the launch of the menstrual health-focused Period Essential Project in partnership with Accra-based KAT Foundation.
The initiative addresses one of the most persistent yet underreported barriers to girls’ education in rural communities: inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products. When girls lack the resources to manage their periods safely and discreetly, school attendance suffers — and with it, their educational outcomes, confidence, and long-term opportunities.
Through the Period Essential Project, approximately 200 students from Aframso M/A Junior High School and Ejura M/A Experimental Junior High School in Ghana’s Ashanti Region received reusable sanitary pads. The provision of reusable products reflects a deliberate, sustainability-conscious approach, ensuring that girls are not only supported in the short term, but equipped with a reliable, long-term menstrual hygiene solution.
Partnerships for Practical Menstrual Health Solutions
The partnership with KAT Foundation, a Ghanaian NGO with deep community roots and operational presence in the Ashanti Region, was central to the initiative’s design and delivery. By working alongside a locally embedded organisation, RYTHM was able to ensure the project reached the girls who needed it most, with cultural sensitivity and community trust built in from the start.
The initiative aligns with RYTHM Foundation’s broader commitment to Gender Equality and Education for All — two of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that anchor the foundation’s programme work globally. Ensuring that girls can attend school with dignity is not a peripheral concern; it is a prerequisite for everything else education makes possible.
Read the full coverage on MyJoyOnline: QNET’s RYTHM Foundation partners with Ghanaian NGO to advance menstrual health access for schoolgirls in rural Ghana
