Peu Ya Mohau organisation works to empower young women in Cosmo City
The organisation's focus is on young girls, and they run a variety of empowerment programmes, including sanitary pads donations, mentorship training, and schoolwork assistance to empower them.
Peu Ya Mohau (PYM) is a non-profit organisation working to educate and train young girls from disadvantaged backgrounds to be better leaders.
The organisation was founded by three ambitious women namely, Leche’ Hattingh-Peu, and her associates Lisa Rukainga and Rebecca Roberts in2016.
This was after Hattingh-Peu saw a need to educate young girls about sanitary hygiene and leadership skills. “I was prompted to start the organisation because of the love I have for other people, hence the motto of ‘Love looks to see who is in need.”
The 30-year-old, who is a third-year Bachelor of Education student in the intermediate phase at Unisa, explained the NPO’s goals, “I don’t want to see young girls do things they will regret the next day just because they didn’t have menstrual products.”
The Peu Ya Mohau organisation hosts campaigns to empower young girls in Cosmo City and Zandspruit.
Director Lisa Rukainga said, “I Am Leadership, is a monthly mentorship programme that we host in local high schools and primary schools to address young girls’ matters such as peer pressure, maturity, menstruation, and GBV.
“It teaches learners how to deal with challenges as they arise.”
Recently, the organisation donated 150 packs of sanitary towels to learners of Meridian Cosmo City High School, Blue Eagle High School and Cosmo City Secondary School, who were at the netball tournament that was held on May 13, in the neighbourhood.
Rebecca Roberts, another director of the NPO, explained that they are currently running a sanitary pad drive to reach a goal of 4 000 menstrual products that will be donated to learners in the area.
“We are planning to host another programme later this year called, ‘Leadership Thru’, where we will be going to high schools teaching learners about the importance of a healthy lifestyle.”
The trio has big plans for PYM, “We want it to grow, reach more communities, and also to have a centre where young girls can gather and get counselling and advice in any aspect they need,” they said.
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