Keep rural girls in schools
Maltas Club Namibia (a Namibian non-profit organisation) joined forces with First National Bank of Namibia Foundation from 4 to 8 July and embarked upon a community outreach programme in the Omusati (Omagalanga Combined School), Oshana (Eluwa Special School) and the Oshikoto (Helvi Kondombolo Combined School) Regions in Northern Namibia.
The purpose of this unique project called “Keep rural girls in schools” by Maltas Club Namibia is to use the communities around Namibia to find alternative measures to keep rural girls in school. Secondly it is to help with the struggle for sanitary towels in schools - especially among rural young girls.
unhygienic conditions
“Young rural girls miss a reasonable number of days (approximately 30 days) during their school year due to their monthly menstrual cycle. Those who managed to attend school during this period do so under very unhygienic conditions. If condoms are widely distributed, sanitary towels must also get their place in society,” Maltas says.
The team first visited the Omgalanga Combined School in the Omusati Region where they donated sanitary towels to close to 150 young women.
Thereafter the team visited the Oshana Region (Eluwa Special School) where the Governor of the Oshana Region, Clemens Kashipuulwa, highlighted the importance of young women having access to sanitary towels. The Governor also alluded to the fact that at times young women use newspaper or other materials which are not healthy and puts them at a very high risk of getting infections.
Kashupuulwa said: “According to the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) of the President of Namibia, Dr. Hage Geingob, education is one of the priority areas that contribute to the socio-economic emancipation and it is important that we as national leaders encourage and applaud this initiative.”
Over 200 young girls benefited from the project at the Eluwa Special School. The final stop for the team was the Helvi Kondombolo Combined School in the Oshikoto Region, where the special advisor to the Oshikoto Region, Erin Nashikaku, did the keynote address on behalf of the region, Henock Kankoshi. Nashikaku encouraged pupils to remain in school and never doubt themselves.
Nashikaku agreed to mentor two pupils, Ndamona Sheyavali (Grade 5) and Abniel Pinas (Grade10). He will closely monitor the progress of these learners and support them to complete their academic careers successfully.
A teacher at Helvi Kondombolo Combined School shared the case of a young girl who had to leave school due to her menstrual cycle.
Over 100 girls benefited from this initiative at Helvi Kondombolo.
Maltas would like to express their sincere appreciation and thanks to all donors of more than 10 000 sanitary towels since last year, including Woerman Brock Hyper Supermarket, FNB Northern Industry branch, Unam's Entrepreneurship Class of 2016 and the team at Republikein for the combined effort of donating sanitary towels.
The cycle for the next donations are now open. Interested parties can contact the president of Maltas, Helena Shigwedwa, at 081 497 5786.
The purpose of this unique project called “Keep rural girls in schools” by Maltas Club Namibia is to use the communities around Namibia to find alternative measures to keep rural girls in school. Secondly it is to help with the struggle for sanitary towels in schools - especially among rural young girls.
unhygienic conditions
“Young rural girls miss a reasonable number of days (approximately 30 days) during their school year due to their monthly menstrual cycle. Those who managed to attend school during this period do so under very unhygienic conditions. If condoms are widely distributed, sanitary towels must also get their place in society,” Maltas says.
The team first visited the Omgalanga Combined School in the Omusati Region where they donated sanitary towels to close to 150 young women.
Thereafter the team visited the Oshana Region (Eluwa Special School) where the Governor of the Oshana Region, Clemens Kashipuulwa, highlighted the importance of young women having access to sanitary towels. The Governor also alluded to the fact that at times young women use newspaper or other materials which are not healthy and puts them at a very high risk of getting infections.
Kashupuulwa said: “According to the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) of the President of Namibia, Dr. Hage Geingob, education is one of the priority areas that contribute to the socio-economic emancipation and it is important that we as national leaders encourage and applaud this initiative.”
Over 200 young girls benefited from the project at the Eluwa Special School. The final stop for the team was the Helvi Kondombolo Combined School in the Oshikoto Region, where the special advisor to the Oshikoto Region, Erin Nashikaku, did the keynote address on behalf of the region, Henock Kankoshi. Nashikaku encouraged pupils to remain in school and never doubt themselves.
Nashikaku agreed to mentor two pupils, Ndamona Sheyavali (Grade 5) and Abniel Pinas (Grade10). He will closely monitor the progress of these learners and support them to complete their academic careers successfully.
A teacher at Helvi Kondombolo Combined School shared the case of a young girl who had to leave school due to her menstrual cycle.
Over 100 girls benefited from this initiative at Helvi Kondombolo.
Maltas would like to express their sincere appreciation and thanks to all donors of more than 10 000 sanitary towels since last year, including Woerman Brock Hyper Supermarket, FNB Northern Industry branch, Unam's Entrepreneurship Class of 2016 and the team at Republikein for the combined effort of donating sanitary towels.
The cycle for the next donations are now open. Interested parties can contact the president of Maltas, Helena Shigwedwa, at 081 497 5786.
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