Bikers from across South Africa will ride for charity to mark Mandela Day this month.
Bikers for Mandela Day, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, will this year rally in aid of “Keep a Girl Child in School” to collect sanitary pads for the three million girls who cannot afford basic sanitary products.
The initiative was started in 2010 by Nelson Mandela’s former personal assistant, Zelda la Grange. Bikers across the country can participate by arranging a ride in their own cities, or by joining the mass rallies in Cape Town and Johannesburg on Saturday July 14 and Sunday July 15, respectively.
Bikers can meet at The Grand Parade on Saturday July 14, at 8am. The ride will then depart at 9.30am to Drakenstein Prison. Riders can register for free at www.nelsonmandela.org/nelson-mandela-100.
Participants are asked to take along one pack of sanitary pads – or as many as they can afford or carry – for the ride.
All the products donated will be distributed to girls in need by project partner Mimi Women.
A crowdfunding page has been created in support of Mimi Women.
Visit www.givengain.com/e/
bikersformandeladay2018/to donate.
