The river Offin “gods’ can stop menstruating girls. Why can’t they stop galamsey? – Joojo Cobbinah writes
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Joojo Cobbinah writes about girls living along the River Offin who were barred from crossing the water on Tuesdays and during menstruation. This practice caused outrage among the public and human rights activists when it was first reported. In 2018, then Deputy Education Minister Yaw Osei Adutwum promised that no child would face such restrictions.
For years, I reported that girls living along the River Offin were barred from crossing on Tuesdays and while menstruating. As bizarre as this sounds, the practice persists. Human rights activists and the public were outraged when the story first broke. In 2018, then Deputy Education Minister Yaw Osei Adutwum promised that no child would […]
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