By Victoria Omini The Special Adviser to the Wife of the Governor of Cross River State on Political Affairs, Ms. Elizabeth Awatt, has thrown her weight behind efforts to eradicate period poverty among vulnerable girls, supporting the Padbank Mobile Outreach with sanitary materials and calling for stronger partnerships to sustain the initiative across communities. Speaking…
By Kelvin Obambon PadBank Mobile Outreach on Tuesday November 25 joined the global community in marking the commencement of the 2025 International 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, highlighting the critical and often overlooked link between menstrual poverty and vulnerability to exploitation. The initiative, committed to ending menstrual poverty and empowering the girl child,…
The fight against period poverty in Cross River State gained momentum as PadBank, a humanitarian initiative, extended its monthly mobile outreach to the Ekot Etonko community in Calabar South Local Government Area. The organization distributed free sanitary pads and conducted vital educational sessions on proper menstrual health management for women and schoolgirls in the community….
PADBANK, a humanitarian initiative combating period poverty in Cross River State, held an outreach at Community Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, in Akpabuyo Local Government Area, raising awareness on menstrual hygiene and donating sanitary pads to students. The outreach took place on Thursday September 25, 2025. The coordinator of PADBANK, Archibong Bassey FRGP, emphasized the project’s…
By Our Reporter As part of activities marking the 2025 World Humanitarian Day, the Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, Archibong Bassey, has unveiled a new initiative known as PADBANK, aimed at combating period poverty and restoring dignity to teenage girls and women in rural communities. The project was…
