Kirinyaga Governor Annie Waiguru is
undertaking a sanitary pads drive as part of a program to empower the girl
child.
Secondary School grounds, the governor donated pads to over 500 girls from the
area. This was part of the 27,000 packets of pads that will benefit about 9,000
in the current donation drive.
of the county government’s effort to empower the girl child and save them from
missing school during their menses which she said was making about 3 out of 10
girls miss school each month.
which should not deter girls from participating fully in their studies hence we
are working to ensure that our girls are given equal opportunity to attend
classes just like the boys” said the governor.
impacting the performance of girls and therefore no effort should be spared to
ensure undisrupted school attendance by girls.
county’s Department of Gender and Department of Education which have been going
around the county distributing pads and mentoring girls.
governor and the only woman governor in Mt. Kenya Region, she is out to inspire
young girls to believe that they can attain their dreams of becoming what they
want, be it becoming the President, a Governor, a pilot, an engineer or any of
their chosen professions.
they work hard and believe in themselves.” She encouraged the girls, using her academic
and leadership achievements as examples that one can achieve their dreams if
they work hard.
attendants Governor Waiguru also led the girls into dancing Jerusalema which
she said was just to instill positivity and a feel-good factor in them and
encourage them that despite the challenges posed by Covid-19 and being at home
for so long, there is still a bright future to look forward to.
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