Gospel choir doles out sanitary pads

The choir's PRO Kelebeile receiving sanitary pads from Bamangwato Toyota general manager,Melvin Kruger.
The choir's PRO Kelebeile receiving sanitary pads from Bamangwato Toyota general manager,Melvin Kruger.

SELEBI-PHIKWE: The town of Selebi- Phikwe is facing serious economic challenges occasioned primarily by the closure of the BCL mine among other factors.

Majority of households are direly affected and government is overwhelmed to meet the economic needs of the community. As an initiative to plough back to the Selebi-Phikwe community, Baitshephi Ba Jesu Gospel Choir identified period poverty as a critical area to address.

This is meant to assist government by donating menstrual products to schools in Selebi-Phikwe. The target for the envisaged pink project initiative (PPI) is the girl child. Poverty and lack of basic needs undermine girls to meet their health needs.


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