Ebonyi First Lady Launches Pad Girl Initiative, Targets 10,000 Teenage Girls
The wife of the Ebonyi State Governor, Mary-Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru, has launched the 'Pad a Girl Initiative' aimed at reaching over 10,000 teenage girls across the 13 local government areas of the state with sanitary pads and menstrual hygiene education. The initiative, organised in collaboration with the offices of the First Lady, Ministries of Education, Health, Women Affairs and Social Development, alongside the Better Health for Rural Women Foundation, was flagged off today at Community Secondary School Ndiuruku Amagu in Abakaliki to commemorate the 2026 World Pad Day. Speaking during the event, Mrs. Nwifuru said the programme was designed to promote hygiene, dignity, confidence, and school attendance among girls, particularly those in rural communities. She noted that many young girls miss classes during their menstrual periods due to lack of access to sanitary pads, stressing that menstruation should never be a barrier to education or self-esteem. A...
