In commemoration of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, Women in the Media South has donated sanitary pads, shaving sticks, form soap, and bathing soap to the Paul School for the Blind and to children who accompany their parents to beg on the streets.
This year’s donation marks a continuation of the organization’s commitment to menstrual hygiene awareness and support for vulnerable groups. According to the Coordinator of Women in the Media South, Josephine M. Kailie, the Paul School for the Blind has now become a focal point for their outreach activities.
“We were here last year, and today, being Menstrual Hygiene Day May 28th 2025, we have returned because we believe these girls deserve dignity and care. This is not a funded project or sponsored by any organization we are doing this by tasking ourselves. A few of our male colleagues from SLAJ also joined hands to support us,” Kailie explained.
The girls at the school received the donation with joy and gratitude. The school authorities, deeply moved by the gesture, offered prayers and blessings for the group’s continued efforts.
“This act of kindness means a lot to us,” said the school’s in-charge Mr Conteh. “We thank Women in the Media South for thinking of us not just once, but continuously. May God bless them for this show of compassion.”
As menstruation remains a taboo and a challenge for many girls in disadvantaged communities, the donation reinforces the importance of raising awareness, breaking stigma, and supporting menstrual health as a human right.
