Deputy Minister Mkhize hands over hygiene products to disability sector
In further cushioning the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize will handover hygiene products to Blind SA and Disabled Children's Action Group – Two organisations working in the disability sector.
The donations to the two organisations are part of government’s drive to reach persons with disabilities who may not have the means to obtain hygiene products for themselves or loved ones. The goods are handed over to these organisations after they were received from Procter & Gamble South Africa on 29 May 2020. The consignment consisted of over 22 192 sanitary towels, 7926 nappies, and washing powder packs. These handovers will be done in the upcoming weeks across the country.
Sanitary products remain essential goods, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic when supply lines for these products have been affected. The department maintains that girls and women should be able to manage their menstrual cycle with dignity, and that periods do not stop during pandemics.
Media is invited as follows:
- Date: Tuesday, 09 June 2020
Venue: Blind SA 102 8th Avenue, Mayfair, Johannesburg
Time: 08h30
- Date: Tuesday, 09 June 2020
Disabled Children's Action Group 13 Joubert Street Extension Corner Empire Road Braamfontein
Time: 09h30
Enquiries:
Mr Pelane Mabula-Phakgadi (Spokesperson for Deputy Minister Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize)
Cell: 066 077 7116
E-mail;: pelane.mabula@women.go.za
Mr Shalen Gajadhar (Director: Communications, Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities)
Cell: 060 979 4235
E-mail: shalen.gajadhar@women.gov.za
