STUDENTS' ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION TOP 3 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Today we put a cover on the “KUBWE CHARITY FOUNDATION STUDENTS’ ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION” under the theme “Sanitary pads should be free; condoms should be sold. Sex is a choice; menstruation is not” . We appreciated the diversity of ideas creativity and the level of knowledge displayed by each and every participant. The rationale behind this competition theme, was not merely engaging students but also highlighting the need for NGOs and governments efforts and investment to ensure availability and accessibility of sanitary pads. On the other hand, as put forward by some of the contestants, it should be noted that condoms availability is paramount as far as human health is concerned. However, same or even more effort should be mobilized to ensure sanitary pads accessibility since it is every female needs in her reproductive age. With the overall goal of making sanitary pads affordable to the users, the government of Rwanda exempted VAT on them. However, many are yet to be done by ...
