Time Of The Month (T.O.M) Project: Alleviating Period Poverty in Ghana
Period poverty is a silent crisis affecting countless women and girls in Ghana, limiting their access to essential menstrual hygiene products and impacting their health, dignity, and opportunities.
The T.O.M Project is dedicated to addressing this critical issue by providing free period care products and driving impactful education on period care and menstruation.
To ensure true inclusion for all girls and full participation in education from primary to secondary school by distributing free period care products and driving impactful education on period care and menstruation.
Menstruation Matters: Menstrual health and hygiene are essential aspects of women’s health and well-being, deserving of attention, care, and support.
Education Empowers: Providing girls with access to period care products and education enables them to stay in school, pursue their dreams, and achieve their full potential.
Together We Can Make A Difference: By joining forces, raising awareness, and taking action, we can alleviate period poverty and create a brighter future for girls and communities in Ghana.
Donate: Support our T.O.M Project and help us continue our vital work in alleviating period poverty and empowering girls and communities.
Volunteer: Join our team of dedicated volunteers and contribute your time and skills to make a meaningful difference in the lives of girls and communities.
Raise Awareness: Share our mission, stories, and impact with your network to raise awareness, inspire action, and foster support for menstrual health and hygiene initiatives.
Bettering Lives Of Our Mothers (B.L.O.O.M) Project
Motherhood is a journey filled with challenges and joys. For many women in Africa, especially Ghana, the challenges can get quite dire. The B.L.O.O.M Project is dedicated to supporting expectant and new mothers in Ghana through targeted maternal health programs and resources.
To ensure safe pregnancies, childbirth, and postnatal care for mothers and babies through comprehensive support, education, and access to essential maternal health services.
Cancer Awareness and Resources for Empowerment (C.A.R.E) Project
Cancer is a global health challenge that affects millions of lives, including those in Ghana. The C.A.R.E Project is committed to raising awareness, providing support, and empowering individuals and communities affected by cancer.
To drive early detection, treatment, and support for individuals with cancer through awareness campaigns, screenings, and patient support programs. The overall goal is to raise awareness and drive the early diagnosis of the 5 gyn cancers (+BrCA)
Awareness Campaigns: Raising awareness about the importance of early detection, prevention, and treatment of cancer through community outreach, educational workshops, and media campaigns. Link to Clinical trials (NRG Oncology)
Screening Programs: Offering free cervical pap smears, HPV vaccinations and screenings and consultations to promote early detection and intervention.
Patient Support Services: Providing emotional, financial, and logistical support to cancer patients and their families throughout their journey.
Partnerships and Events: Partnerships with events like Nufu-fest and other non-profits like BrestCare International help provide added leverage and resources for patients.
Endometriosis Campaign For Health and Outreach (E.C.H.O) Project
Endometriosis is a common yet often misunderstood condition that affects millions of women worldwide, including those in Ghana. The E.C.H.O Project is dedicated to raising awareness, providing support, and empowering women and communities affected by endometriosis.
To improve understanding, early detection, and management of endometriosis through targeted awareness campaigns, education, and support services.
Early Detection Saves Lives: Recognizing the symptoms of endometriosis and seeking timely medical advice can lead to early diagnosis and improved outcomes.
You Are Not Alone: Endometriosis is a common condition, and there is a strong community of women and healthcare professionals ready to support and assist those affected.
Knowledge Is Power: Empowering women with accurate information about endometriosis enables them to make informed decisions about their health and well-being.
Raised awareness and understanding of endometriosis among 10,000+ community members.
60% increase in early detection and diagnosis of endometriosis cases.
Enhanced support and resources for women affected by endometriosis.
Donate: Support our E.C.H.O Project and help us continue our vital work in raising awareness and supporting women affected by endometriosis.
Volunteer: Join our team of dedicated volunteers and contribute your time and skills to make a difference in the lives of women and communities.
Share Your Story: If you or someone you know has been affected by endometriosis, share your story to inspire others, raise awareness, and foster community support.
Period Poverty describes the difficulty many women face when trying to access information on menstruation, menstrual hygiene products, medication and underwear.
Most girls in rural Ghana travel long distances from home to school. Because of the lack of menstrual hygiene supplies, many of the girls opt to stay home during their menses than risk being seen with blood stained clothes. It is quite common for girls to miss at least a week of school each month because of the discomfort they experience during their menses. Coupled with the ongoing stigma about menstruation, the girls fall behind and eventually drop out.
The Ghana Revenue Authority classifies menstrual hygiene products as luxury items and levys a 20% luxury tax on them as such. This 20 % tax in addition to the 15% VAT (Value Added Tax) makes these products prohibitively expensive and puts them out of reach for many adolescent girls.
Faced with these challenges, most girls (and their families) are not able to afford menstrual pads. They end up staying at home to use products like toilet paper, newspapers, socks, rags and other unhygienic materials. Reusing cloth that has not been properly cleaned and sterilized or dried in the dark puts the girls at a heightened risk for urogenital infections like yeast infections, urinary tract infections, bacterial vaginosis and Hepatitis B infections.
Some girls also turn to sex work as a means to help them afford these “luxury items”. They engage in unsafe sex practices and often fall prey to sexual predators. This in turn spawns a whole set of community health issues like teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and deaths due to unsafe abortions or suicides.
Period Poverty has serious consequences for the health, education and empowerment of women and girls. With the TOM Project, we aim to fight period poverty by providing free period supplies to adolescent girls in Ghana and raising awareness through education while changing the cultural stigma around menstruation in the community. This problem requires urgent attention and action to ensure these ladies have access to the resources and support they need to manage their menstrual health with dignity.