tion skills. Communication skills are important for succeeding in a wide range of fields, and spending time with others improves students’ social skills. Humans are social animals, and schools provide a means of ensuring that young people have a stimulating environment that will lead to more empathy, understanding and social growth.
You are not alone if you have this problem and people do care. The Department of Education in KZN has rolled out sanitary products to schools across KZN and if you need assistance, go and speak to your head of department and they will assist you getting the products you need.
Girls in need
Child headed households
There is a particular crisis in South Africa that affects many girls in rural areas: The lack of sanitary products.
HIV and Aids continue to cause havoc all over the world, affecting all communities. Because of this, adults die and leave their children to take responsibility for their families, For many of us, buying sanitary products is taking on adult roles before they have maas easy as buying bread and milk. But this is tured or finished their schooling. It is a heavy not the case for thousands of girls and wom- weight to carry when you are in the position en in South Africa. They are at a permanent where you are trying to obtain Matric, while disadvantage as they are forced to either stay caring for younger siblings and provide food at home as they are unable to afford this basic with, what feels like, very little help. necessity, or use substandard and unhygienic products such as newspaper or socks over A state support grant is available and can be their time of menstruation. registered for at your district or Provincial