The handover was attended by Member of Mayoral Committee for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Clr Dorah Mlambo, acting on behalf of the Executive Mayor.
This was during the activation of the Caring4Girls leg of the Trek4 Mandela campaign, an initiative of the Imbumba Foundation, which seeks to raise funds for sanitary towels for 270 000 South African girls.
“It is very important that we carry on with the vision of Nelson Mandela of giving to those who are less fortunate and, as the City of Ekurhuleni, we are proud and honoured to be part of this noble programme,” said Mlambo.
“We are here to promote the spirit of humanity which characterised Madiba. Extending the spirit of Mandela Month beyond the borders of South Africa and in one of the countries that played a part in the liberation struggle of South Africa, makes this programme even more special.”
Mlambo said the city’s programme to empower needy girls in the region is gaining momentum and a number of sanitary towels will be distributed to local scholars before the end of the month of July.
“We are committed to the cause and, as a founding member of Trekking for Mandela, we would like to encourage private companies to come on board and do the right thing. Our girls need us.”
Before handing over the sanitary towels to the school, the MMC encouraged the girls never to lose hope and to remember that they hold their future in their hands.
The MMC is part of the Trek4Mandela team led by the Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang, along with CEOs from various companies and the country’s celebrities who are attempting to summit the mountain, which is 5 895m above sea level, in a fund-raising campaign for the sanitary towels.
The South African team is expected to summit the mountain on Saturday, July 18, which is Mandela’s birthday.
Imbumba Foundation’s Richard Mabaso said the target of the campaign is to reach two million girls by 2020.
