The event held on Saturday, February 17, 2024, was on the theme; ending period poverty through menstrual equity programme.

The beneficiaries were pupils of Ma basic school, Amedeka, a village in Akuse.

The founder of Maggie Wealthy Foundation, Margaret Tekpor, advised the girls to practice personal hygiene when when in their period to keep them safe and healthy.

She urged them to wash their hands often and among other things drink a lot of water to stay hydrated.

A member of the team, Bernice Achemdeh demonstrated to the girls the proper way of wearing sanitary pads and how to properly dispose them.

A Principal Nutritionist with the Ghana Health Service(GHS) David Tekpor, also touched on healthy diets the girls need to take when menstruating.

The US-based director of Maggie Wealthy Foundation, Ingr. Bismark Amedzro presented sanitary pads to the girls while urging them to study hard.

The assemblyman for the area, Mr Richard and the Assistant Headmistress, Madam Emefa thanked the team and asked that they visit them again.

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The foundation amid the Christmas festivities has donated items for their well-being as part of a project dubbed touching needy families @ Christmas.

The choice of location according to the organisers follows a thorough survey of deprived communities in the Volta region.

Item including used clothes, shoes, bags, bedsheets, shawls and over 150 hampers each containing rice, oil, sardine, spaghetti, tomatoes, biscuits, drinks and toffees were distributed.

As an organisation founded on the principles of Christ, the donation started with a sermon from Prophet Danny McCoy of El-Bethel Mission International.

Some residents following the exhortation gave their lives to Christ.

The founder of the organisation, Margaret Tekpor emphasised it’s a season of love, hence their decision to spread it through the community.

“We did not only come to give them food items etc but also interacted with them so they can feel loved as well. Everyone in the community was given Christmas goodies,” she said.

The Ho West MP, Emmanuel kwasi Bedzrah, who was also the special guest of honour commended the foundation for coming to help put smiles on the faces of the community folks at Christmas.

The youth chief of Bokorvikope expressed their heartfelt appreciation to the foundation and asked for God’s blessings for them so they can continue to help them.