Preventing schoolgirl period poverty at Shakaskraal SA Primary
Three in 10 girls across the country miss up to a week of school every month owing to a lack of access to menstrual products, known as period poverty.
The distribution of reusable menstrual cups is slowly putting an end to period poverty, one schoolgirl at a time.
This year, another 1 200 cups have been distributed by Move Africa’s ‘Red Movement’ after more than R100 000 was raised by Umhlanga-based RE/MAX Panache.
Last week, the final donation of the year was made to Grade 6 and 7 pupils at Shakaskraal SA Primary.
“I challenged my team and our business partners to raise R100 000 for 1 000 cups for the year, which we exceeded. Our agents volunteered amounts off their sales commissions and our business partners joined in to assist with fundraising wherever they could.
“It’s been an amazing team effort and I am really proud of everyone for supporting this worthy initiative,” said RE/MAX Panache owner, Grant Gavin.
Three in 10 girls across the country miss up to a week of school every month owing to a lack of access to menstrual products, known as period poverty.
Depending on the girl, periods can start as early as 10 years old, putting thousands of hours of combined schoolwork at risk.
It can be a scary surprise for young girls who may not know the cause and how to properly deal with the menstrual cycle.
To combat this, Move Africa also delivers workshops on what periods are, normalising discussion of the natural reproductive process.
By numbers, the 1 200 donated cups will save households a collective R1-million, prevent more than 72 000 hours of missed school and stop 450 000 tampons and pads from entering landfills each year.
The cups are reusable and can last up to 10 years with proper hygiene and maintenance procedures.
“Our job as Move Africa is to create a bridge between access and need through sustainable corporate social responsibility projects. This is only possible because of companies such as RE/MAX
Panache who have a heart for socio-economic development,” said Move Africa co-founder, Joseph Mpyana.
Photo: CC Rossler Photography.
If you would like to help to combat period poverty, you can find contact and donation details at moveafricaco.com.
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