Cape Town – As schools reopened for the fourth academic term, more than 1 000 girls benefited from sanitary hampers, thanks to a donation by Engen and Caring4Girls.
About 564 pupils at Sizimisele Secondary School and 578 pupils from Thembelihle Secondary School in Khayelitsha received the hygiene hampers on Tuesday.
This as Engen has extended its support of the Imbumba Foundation’s Caring4Girls initiative for a fourth year.
Imbumba Foundation Chief Executive Officer Richard Mabaso said the Caring4Girls programme creates a voice for girls in addition to distributing sanitary materials.
“Caring4Girls also provides health education on puberty and adolescence, to demystify menstrual related myths and break down societal taboos, whilst promoting positive body literacy and autonomy, as well as gender equality.”
Mabaso said they were extremely excited for their continued partnership in order to touch and inspire many young girls’ lives.
Engen Managing Director and Chief Executive Seelan Naidoo said their latest pledge for support was R1.5 million with about 24 065 female pupils receiving support in the three years to date.
For their 2022 campaign they aim to reach a further 14 000 young woman at 22 schools across South Africa.
“We cannot thrive as a society if some of our female learners are left behind because they are unable to attend school due to feminine hygiene issues, which is why we are proud to partner with the Imbumba Foundation and contribute to this meaningful initiative,” said Naidoo.
Cape Times