Africa-Press – Lesotho. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) handed dignity kits to Her Royal Highness Princess Senate Mohato Seeiso as a recipient on behalf of Her Majesty’s Hlokomela Banana project on Friday.
UNFPA coincidentally handed over the dignity kits on May 28th as the world marked Mentsrual Hygiene Day. The kits are to be distributed to St. Bernadette
Resource for the Blind and Lesotho Girl Guide Association as some of the beneficiaries of the project. The distribution of the dignity kits forms part of UNFPA’s mission to support
vulnerable young women and girls in humanitarian situations which have been caused mainly by the drought in recent years, the floods early this year and
the Covid-19 pandemic. UNFPA representative to Lesotho DR. Marc Derveeuw, while giving remarks about the day, said that UNFPA recognizes the multi-layered
challenges faced by women and young girls in Lesotho especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. “It is our fervent hope that the 400 dignity kits we are going to provide for young
women and girls under Her Majesty’s tutelage will come a long way in helping the recipients regain their dignity and overcome the challenges that are brought about by nature to women of reproductive age.
The dignity kits are explicitly tailored towards the needs of women and girls of reproductive age such as soap, sanitary pads and other items to ensure hygiene and preserve
their dignity, which is essential to maintaining their self-esteem and confidence,” he noted. Derveeuw also expressed gratitude to the Her Royal Highness Princess Senate and the
Office of Her Majesty Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso for partnering with UNFPA in various areas overtime and in once again agreeing to distribute the dignity
kits to vulnerable young girls. He also mentioned that they are very grateful for the work that the office of Her Majesty does in supporting young women and
girls in Lesotho. So far they have distributed more than 3000 dignity kids and have also been working with the Office of the First Lady. On behalf of the girls who received the dignity kits, Lesotho Girls Guide
Association member Karabo Lekote expressed her gratitude to UNFPA for the dignity kits offered to them. She mentioned that they are going to help them a
lot during this pandemic as some of them are unable to afford sanitary pads. Speaking at the handover occasion, Her Royal Highness Princess Senate Mohato Seeiso
exchanged her remarks by explaining that the dignity kits are a generous donation from the country’s office of the UNFPA, she said that the total of 400
kits that were donated will go a long way towards contributing to the enhancement of the dignity of the girls who have received them. She further showed gratitude to UNFPA for extending a helping hand to young women and girls
in Lesotho. “UNFPA, we are grateful for your helping hand. This is a clear testimony of the fact that UNFPA is indeed a dependable partner of Lesotho in the pursuit of
developmental agenda. They have always stood with Lesotho in its efforts to support vulnerable members of the society, especially weaker members of the
society like women and girls. It is a well known fact that young women and girls in Africa and in Lesotho face a number of challenges that they have to
deal with every day of their lives,” she noted. As she concluded, Her Royal Highness noted that UNFPA’s support will make a considerate difference in the lives of the girls who have received the dignity kits, and requested those who benefited from its generosity to be grateful for this kind assistance.
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