Students of Girls Secondary School Obazu, Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo and members of the Phoenix Wealth Club when the group distributed sanitary products to the students on Tuesday.
Phoenix Wealth Club, a subsidiary of Longrich global, an international bioscience company, on Tuesday distributed sanitary products worth N3.1m to secondary school students in Imo.
Mrs Chimezie Orji-Kalu, the leader of the group said that the products which included sanitary pads and panty liners were meant to help indigent students in rural communities.
She added that the initiative was borne out of a desire to checkmate the spread of diseases and infections resulting from the use of unhealthy sanitary and other products among indigent students.
Orji-Kalu thanked sponsors of the initiative, such as the U.S based African Immigrants Resources Centre, for helping to actualise the dreams of the group.
She called on government at all levels to look beyond basic needs such as food and housing for Nigerians as according to her, some persons also struggle to afford basic healthcare products.
Mrs Doris Nwakuna, one of the facilitators of the program said that the products are purely organic, thoroughly sealed to avoid contamination from external environment and 100 per cent cotton.
Nwakuna, a teacher added that the products contain anion strip, an antibacterial and anti inflammatory component which aids body metabolism and prevents itching and odour during the menstrual cycle.
In a message of appreciation, Mr Uche Mba, Chairman of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of the school, thanked the group for the initiative and wished them well in their endeavours.
Also, Miss Ugonna Abu who spoke on behalf of the elated students, thanked the group for thinking of the less privileged students and prayed God’s blessings on them. (NAN)