Western Cape donates sanitary pads to Gugulethu school-girls, 18 Apr

MEC and NGO to donate sanitary pads to Gugulethu school-girls and walking aides to local old age home

Tomorrow, as part of outreach efforts, the Western Cape MECs of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, Education, Debbie Schafer, and Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will join NGO partner, Al-Imdaad, to handover 200 packs of sanitary pads.

The packs will be handed over to school-girls at the ID Mkhize Senior Secondary School in Gugulethu.

The MECs will shortly after that move to a local residential facility for older persons (old age home), Ikhaya Loxolo Lase Gugulethu, to donate walking sticks, hygiene packs and wheelchairs.

There will be opportunities for interviews and photographs.

Date: 18 April 2017
Time: Arrive at 12:00pm at the school for 12:30pm, then 13:30pm at the old age home.

Venue: ID Mkhize Senior Secondary School, NY 50, Gugulethu, and then the Ikhaya Loxolo Lase Gugulethu, Steve Biko Drive, N.Y. 1, Gugulethu

Media Enquiries:
Sihle Ngobese
Spokesperson for Albert Fritz, MEC of Social Development
Tel: 021 483 9217
Cell: 076 083 6543
E-mail: Sihle.Ngobese@westerncape.gov.za

Mrs Ntomboxolo Makoba-Somdaka
Spokesperson for MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela
Tel: 021 483-4798
Cell: 082 953 0026

Ms. Jessica Shelver
Spokesperson for MEC Debbie Schafer
Cell: 076 175 0663
Email: Jessica.Shelver@westerncape.gov.za

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