"There are lots of reasons kids miss school. Being a girl shouldn't be one of them," says Michelle Vaeth, Protecting Futures Program Director for P&G.
P&G will join forces with HERO in schools in the KwaZulu Natal region of South Africa as well as schools in Namibia where Protecting Futures will provide sanitary protection to young girls.
These girls will also benefit from a P&G funded health, hygiene and puberty education programme taught by a travelling health educator. In addition, Protecting Futures will fund a travelling health care provider for all of the children at these schools.
"Protecting Futures is making a positive and direct impact in the lives of children living in HIV/AIDS-affected communities in sub-Saharan Africa,” UNA-USA’s Gabrielle Armand said. “This programme also helps support two of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals - promoting gender equity and ensuring that all boys and girls complete a full course of schooling."
For more information on the Protecting Futures program and ways to get involved, visit www.ProtectingFutures.com.
