Independent Media and the Dis-Chem Foundation are on the verge of reaching their goal of collecting sanitary pads in the 2016 #MillionComforts campaign and you can help them meet their 3 million target by the end of this month by donating a pack.
Independent Media selected #Caring4Girls as the campaign beneficiary because they have a national footprint helping vulnerable schoolgirls attend school. “Our mission with the #MillionComforts campaign is to uplift the education and subsequent development of women in South Africa, ensuring that they have the same opportunity as young men to matriculate and find meaningful employment,” said Barbara Mcgorian, marketing manager for the Gauteng region and initiator of the drive.
To date, 2 836 380 pads have been collected in the second annual menstrual hygiene drive. The products collected in the purple bins at Dis-chem stores will be handed out to teen girls who are at risk of missing school because of inadequate sanitary protection.
#Caring4Girls has benefited more than 300 000 schoolgirls countrywide. Help us reach the target by donating pads at any Dis-Chem or The Local Choice pharmacy for R9.95.