{"id":23471,"date":"2026-01-14T18:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/23471\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:58:07","slug":"prisons-service-to-produce-sanitary-pads-uniforms-and-furniture-for-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/23471\/","title":{"rendered":"Prisons Service to produce sanitary pads, uniforms and furniture for schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Education have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable the Ghana Prisons Service to produce sanitary pads, school uniforms and furniture for basic and secondary schools across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement, the Ghana Prisons Service will be allocated a minimum 30 per cent concession in the production and supply of school furniture, while at least 25 per cent of government\u2019s 2025 Free Sanitary Pads Initiative will be implemented through the Service.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2124-1024x776.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032950486\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the signing ceremony, Minister for the Interior, Mr. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, said the initiative is aimed at ensuring value for money and enhancing transparency in public procurement by anchoring production within state-owned institutions.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that beyond cost efficiency, the programme will equip inmates with practical and employable skills, improving their chances of reintegration into society after serving their sentences.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2123-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032950487\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq.), welcomed the partnership, describing it as a major milestone for the Service.<\/p>\n<p>She said the initiative is a \u201cgame changer\u201d that will help break the cycle of reoffending by providing inmates with sustainable vocational skills.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2126-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032950488\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to her, the MoU represents a long-held vision of the Service to align correctional training with national development needs while promoting rehabilitation through productive work.<\/p>\n<p>DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<p>DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Education have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[79],"class_list":{"0":"post-23471","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ghana","8":"tag-ghana"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}