He told Sowetan that the idea came as he found out that many girls from rural areas often missed school when on their periods.
Mcinga added:"We decided to negotiate with companies that manufacture pads to design a pad that would be suitable for school children and would cost us less so that we could reach the thousands of pupils who can't afford to buy them."
He and business partner Siyabulela Mtselu founded their own brand called Geliswa, derived from township slang for"a girl". "Geliswa pads are completely free and not meant to be sold. We work with different ward councillors who also provide us with the names of the pupils who need pads," Mtselu said. He said though their pads were ultra light, with wings, they had a higher absorption rate.
"We seek a partnership with Eastern Cape departments of social development and education. We have already made presentation to the companies that are bidding for the social development tender to provide sanitary pads at schools for the next coming nine months.""Some of the companies were impressed by our sanitary towels and we are hoping to supply a portion of those sanitary pads, with each girl receiving 144 pads in a nine- month schooling circle.
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