Constable Portia Mabala handing a dignity pack to a learner. Photo submitted.
At least 180 dignity packs were donated to boy learners of Hartztraat Primary School in Toekomsrus on Friday, 13 November.
This was in commemoration of Movember, a yearly event which involves men growing moustaches during November to raise awareness about men’s health issues.
Kenny Magasela, Constable Portia Mabala, Tshita Mashige, Ebrahim Mokoena and Shadean Butler at the handover. Photo: Submitted.
But according to Tshita Mashige of the Rand West City Traffic Department and coordinator of the donation, in this case, the donation was aimed at helping the boys to practice good hygiene and groom themselves properly, using items in the dignity packs.
Mashige said the packs contained basic toiletries including a toothbrush, toothpaste, roll-on, soap, face cloth, lotion and tissues.
Tshita Mashige speaking at the handover of the dignity packs. Photo submitted.
“This was a Men’s Month project because we felt that there was a void and that boys were getting neglected, so we have handed them the packs because we wanted them to remember their role in society,” Mashige said.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
