Sanitary pads for the communities

It was a bit funny to see that the walls in the Limpopo-Lipadi office were brimming to the ceiling with packages the other day. What had happened here? A truckload of 2,200 packs of sanitary pads had been delivered, as part of a Motse community project working with the Bobirwa District Council to hand out these packages to the schoolgirls in the villages. Sanitary pads are for some girls a luxury they cannot afford, and this causes a lot of missed school days and shame. As this is a ‘problem’ that can be easily fixed, the Motse committee decided to participate in the District Council’s campaign to buy sanitary pads for the schoolgirls. Earlier this week these packages were handed out by the Motse Committee with an impressive ceremony of speeches from the Council chairman, a representative of the Ministry of Education, deputy head of the secondary school and many other officials. 

This is another great example of how Motse works together with the local communities to help meet needs and how we can step in to help make life better and easier for the children in the villages.

The Motse Committee funds and oversees community outreach programmes requested by local community representatives. Motse means ‘community’ in Setswana and is a combination of the first letters of Moletemane and Tsetsebjwe, the names of the 2 villages closest to Limpopo-Lipadi. Most reserve staff come from these villages, and representatives of both villages sit on the Motse Committee, along with Limpopo-Lipadi co-owners.

Please consider a donation to Motse to support Motse’s many community outreach programs. The donation of sanitary pads is just one.  https://limpopo-lipadi.org/donate/