16/06/2026
PKZ honors the Day of the African Child today with the distribution of 100 dresses at Samhusta Primary School and 65 reusable sanitary pad kits at Samhusta Secondary School.
Both schools are in Samhusta Village, Ward 2, along the Ngaone Road in Chipinge. The primary school was devastated by Cyclone Idai in March 2019 and is still struggling to complete a school classroom block seven years later.
PKZ Director Vrante Mahlupeko Jambaya says Headmaster Mlambo reported that many students drop out due to difficulties in paying school fees, which has been further complicated by the cyclone's destruction of their fields. Many families moved to mountainous areas because of the cyclone.
Deepest appreciation goes to the people of Dress A Girl Around the World of Southern Maine. Their donation of dresses brings hope, dignity, and self-respect to these young girls.
The reusable sanitary pad kits enables high school girls to attend school without falling behind academically by missing a week of school each month. Something so simple empowers these girls to greater heights!