Photo: The learners were provided a comfortable environment that encouraged them to ask questions and actively engage with the faculty team members. The project adopted a colour fest theme to add vibrancy to their day, create a fun atmosphere, and, most importantly, ensure its effectiveness and positive outcomes.

In collaboration with the Wellness Centre, the Faculty of Humanities at CUT, Welkom Campus, launched a community project called 'Rea Agana', which loosely translates to 'we are building each other'.

As part of this pilot initiative, CUT teamed up with Hani Park Primary School in the Matjhabeng community to support and prepare young grade 7 girls for the transition into adolescence. The project primarily focused on educating them about the physical and emotional changes that accompany this stage of maturation, as well as providing them with essential knowledge of self-care. The objective was to help the girls avoid incidents that may lead to public embarrassment or school absenteeism. 113 girls were beneficiaries of the project, receiving menstrual packs as thoughtful gifts.

Ms Keitumetse Motaung, the Faculty Officer and organiser of the project expressed, "This initiative is deeply meaningful to us at the Faculty of Humanities. We strongly believe in fostering compassion and mutual support, which is why our faculty recognised the importance of launching this project in the Matjhabeng community. These learners come from diverse backgrounds, and accessing sanitary towels every month can be challenging for some. Through this initiative, we aim to provide much-needed sanitary pads and restore our girls' dignity. We want to prevent them from using cloths or toilet paper, often leading to ridicule and humiliation."

"Although this drive falls in June, which is youth month, we plan to continue with this project until the end of the school term. We are also inviting other stakeholders to donate and collaborate with us so that we can expand and be able to stretch it to other needy local schools; and who knows, the project might even grow from one school to all primary schools. It is all about making a difference,” she said.

Photo: The Faculty of Humanities gave gift packs to grade 7 learners at Hani Park Primary School. The gift packs contained toiletries and sanitary towels.