Menstruating girls banned from crossing Ghana river. BBC News, January 11, 2018.
Ghanaian schoolgirls have been banned from crossing a river while they are menstruating – and on Tuesdays.
Girls living near Kyekyewerein (not pictured) are affected by the ban
The ban, apparently given by a local river god, has outraged children’s activists, especially as girls must cross the river to reach school.
It means girls in the Upper Denkyira East district, in the Central Region, could miss out on their education.
Sub-Saharan Africa is already struggling to keep girls in school during their periods.
The UN’s scientific and education organisation, Unesco, estimates one in 10 girls in the region does not attend school because they are menstruating, while a World Bank report notes that 11.5m Ghanaian women lack the appropriate hygiene and sanitation management facilities needed.
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