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Cape Town – At first glance, it's the most incongruous thing you've ever heard: bikers are asked to come together to help "keep a girl in school", to pick up Sanitary napkins for the three million girls who miss school every year in South Africa because they can not afford basic sanitary products.
Think again. If there is one thing that will strike any motorcyclist, it is an opportunity to help the weakest and most vulnerable members of society – abandoned pet food to toys for underprivileged children and girls who need it the most
This is a Bikers initiative for Mandela Day, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, celebrating the centennial of Madiba's birth by making what bikers do best – have fun while doing good.
Bikers for Mandela Day were created in 2010 by Madiba's former personal badistant, Zelda the Barn, to celebrate her legacy by helping the less fortunate. Since then, the rides have traveled more than 100,000 km in all provinces of South Africa, as well as in Botswana, Swaziland and Mozambique.
Riders helped restore orphanages, deliveries and blankets to retirement homes, planted vegetable gardens in needy communities, and redeveloped facilities at bad Care centers and police stations across the country. 39, South Africa. In particular, they helped build a clbadroom in a crib on a farm in De Rust, Western Cape, in 2010. Two years ago, every child in this crib could read and write at the school. Primary School [19659007] Riders helped restore orphanages, delivered food and blankets to retirement homes, stationery to schools, and vegetable gardens planted in communities in need. Photo: Adrian de Kok
"This year's rides will allow more cyclists to participate in this nine-year tradition," said La Grange. "Madiba believed that every little effort counts to bring change." My hope is that all riders, from scooters to superbikes – everything with two wheels and a motor – will join us for a huge impact.
" As little as R180 can provide enough sanitary napkins to keep a girl in school "
Cyclists across the country are encouraged to participate by participating in mbad rallies in Cape Town and Johannesburg, organizing a ride in their homes. own cities or by donating to Mimi Women's Participatory Funding page at www .givengain.com/e/bikersformandeladay2018 .
Be There
Cape Town Runners are invited to meet on the CBD Grand Parade at 8:00 am on Saturday, July 14th. The trip will leave at 9:30 and will go to the Drakenstein prison near Paarl.
The Johannesburg rally will take place on Sunday, July 15th from 8am at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, with the start at 9:30 am. Buildings in Pretoria
Participants are invited to bring as many packets of sanitary napkins as they can afford or transport, which will be distributed to disadvantaged girls by the project partner Mimi Women – a South African organization that manufactures, sells and distributes sanitary napkins. . The company will also sell leggings at the Cape Town and Johannesburg rides.
Register for one or the other of the towers at www.nelsonmandela.org/nelson-mandela-100 ; Scroll down to find the registration form and fill in "Cape Mbad Ride" or "Johannesburg Mbad Ride" as your reason for being there.
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