Johannesburg, South Africa (ADV) – South African government is set to launch an initiative which ensures that all young women have access to sanitary products in Mpumalanga this week.
Set to be held under the theme “Restoring the dignity of young women”, the National launch of the Sanitary Dignity Programme will be led by Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Women, Bathabile Dlamini, and Premier of Mpumalanga, Refilwe Mtshweni.
“In what can only be hailed as a long fought victory for women’s rights, the launch of the Sanitary Dignity Programme will take place in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga on 28 February 2019,” reads a statement issued by the Government Communications and Information Systems (GCIS).
“The launch is a culmination of government’s efforts to ensure that all young women have access to sanitary products. The Sanitary Dignity Programme encompasses the entire value chain from procurement and production, to storage, distribution, and disposal of sanitary products.”
The statement further underlines that the Department of Women (DoW) is mandated with the responsibility to coordinate the development of an implementation framework on the distribution of sanitary products to indigent girls and women.
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