On the 17th of March 2026, the Sunon Asogli Power (SAP) Women’s Association took a meaningful step beyond the workplace by walking into the classrooms of Kpone Presbyterian School with boxes of sanitary towels and a message that no young girl should miss school because of her period.
The outreach, held in the spirit of International Women’s Day 2026 and anchored in this year’s theme, “Give to Gain,” saw the association donate sanitary towels to female students at the school. The visit was more than a handover of supplies. It was a deliberate, compassionate effort to break the silence around menstruation.
Both male and female students were brought together for an educational session on menstruation. The SAP Women’s Association understands that ending period stigma requires more than providing products; it requires changing attitudes. By including boys in the conversation, the association helped foster empathy, understanding, and a shared sense of responsibility among the next generation.
Students were also given practical demonstrations on how to correctly use sanitary pads, ensuring that the donation translates into real, everyday impact.
The “Give to Gain” theme of International Women’s Day 2026 calls on individuals and organisations to invest in women and girls, not merely as an act of charity, but as a proven driver of progress. The SAP Women’s Association answered that call wholeheartedly. When girls are supported to stay in school during their periods, communities gain educated women, stronger families, and more resilient economies.
Period poverty, which is the lack of access to menstrual products and proper sanitation, remains a quiet but significant barrier to girls’ education across Ghana.
The SAP Women’s Association’s visit to Kpone Presbyterian School is a reflection of Sunon Asogli Power’s broader commitment to the communities in which it operates. Empowering women and girls is not a once-a-year gesture but a value we carry into every corner of our work.
We are proud of the women who showed up, gave generously, and planted seeds of dignity and awareness in young minds. Because when we give, we all gain
