https://padlet.com/216128846NovemberK/xcgnlm7jalee Just for thought, when funding schools :) en-us 2019-02-11 19:13:02 UTC 2024-10-17 07:19:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png 216128846NovemberK https://padlet.com/216128846NovemberK/xcgnlm7jalee/wish/330056070 It has been stated in the "State of the Nations Address" on Thursday 08/02/2019, that the Government of South Africa will provide every learner with a digital Tablet, yet there are girls who has to miss school, because of something as simple as their "period". 
Why, as a developing country, do we feel the need to be as tech savvy as the rest of the world, when we do not even know how to take care of the future mothers of our country.
I feel, that the government should instead provide free sanitary wear to all woman in South Africa. 
Cyril, think about your daughter,she will agree, Pads are expensive...]]> 2019-02-11 19:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/216128846NovemberK/xcgnlm7jalee/wish/330056070 216128846NovemberK https://padlet.com/216128846NovemberK/xcgnlm7jalee/wish/330267070 According to statistics, roughly 7/seven million South African girls miss school every month due to the lack of sanitary wear. 
Why provide sexual education in schools and deal out condoms for free, encouraging learners, than funding schools to provide sanitary wear for girls, where sex is a choice and menstruation is not... 😒]]> 2019-02-12 11:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/216128846NovemberK/xcgnlm7jalee/wish/330267070