As part of its month-long campaign to mark Mandela Day, A Million Girls Foundation (AMGF) hosted girls from Egoli Squash at the Pimville Community Hall on July23.
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AMGF is a menstrual health NGO whose core vision is to ensure that over the next five years, one million girls do not miss school while on their period due to lack of sanitary products.
AMGF was founded by Quincy Molope in August last year. The foundation not only provides education on menstrual hygiene but also donates menstrual cups to girls to ensure they do not miss school.
Unlike disposable pads and tampons, a single menstrual cup lasts up to 10 years making sure girls stay in school and attain the education they need to make a success of their lives.
According to research conducted by the University of Stellenbosch, an estimated 3.7 million girls cannot afford sanitary products and 30% miss school when on their period.
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AMGF works with like-minded partner organisations, which it dubs Champions, to reach as many girls as possible. On Saturday the foundation donated menstrual cup kits to girls aged 14 to 18 years old from Egoli Squash.
Egoli Squash is an outreach and mass participation programme that uses squash as a sport to empower young people from marginalised communities.
Its focus is to provide young people with the platform and environment to become the best version of themselves.
The girls were not only workshopped on menstrual hygiene but Zintle Mokoka, co-founder of Zithulele Sinqe Foundation spoke to them about being a female in the athletic world and how to sustain a profession within athletics. She also touched on confidence, self-worth and aspiring for more.
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Lerato Malatjie, founder of Olerato Yoga and Wellness, guided the girls through their first yoga session, which they thoroughly enjoyed. She spoke to them about connecting the physical with the spiritual and how to control their reaction to external forces and experiences.
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