It is also one of the three beneficiary schools that will receive sanitary pads.
Learners from Rondebult Primary School and Phumula Primary School in Germiston will also receive sanitary pads collected during a Tiger Bands employee volunteerism collection drive.
The handover was attended by star players from Mamelodi Sundowns' Ladies Squad, who offered the girls words of encouragement. Local NGO Abundance in Light provided an educational talk about the female reproductive process, including tips on good menstrual hygiene.
According to Tiger Brands, girl learners from the three schools will each receive up to four packs of sanitary pads. The schools will also receive additional packs to keep in stock.
The internal Tiger Brands collection drive was led by an all-women socio-economic development team with a passion for bringing dignity back to adolescent girls who lack access to sanitary pads, says the brand.
According to the most recent research released by the South African Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, at least seven million girls are absent an average of 1.6 and 2.1 days every month — missing at least 25% of the learning year because they are unable to afford sanitary pads.
"Tiger Brands is focussed on uplifting society's most vulnerable — be it in supporting food security as South Africa's largest food producer or giving young girls their dignity and confidence back during an important time of their lives and ensuring they are not robbed of their education. Our adolescent girls should know they are cared for and supported," says Preeya Naidu, manager of socio-economic development at Tiger Brands.
Tiger Brands concludes that it expects to run the collection drive regularly to ensure a sustained supply of sanitary pads to schools and encourages others to join the cause to bring dignity back to girls.
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