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  Menstruating girls banned from crossing Ghana river
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Last EditedRP  Jan 11, 2018 12:26pm
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CategoryProposed Legislation
News DateThursday, January 11, 2018 04:25:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionGhanaian schoolgirls have been banned from crossing a river while they are menstruating - and on Tuesdays.

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.
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