THE newly elected Epworth mayor, Anna Sande has joined her childhood friend and award winning choreographer in the fight to curb period poverty in the dormitory town.
Period poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products, menstrual hygiene education, toilets, hand washing facilities, or waste management.
Epworth is a dormitory town located 12km from Harare city centre. It is in South-eastern Harare Province, its population exploded in the late 1970s and 1980s as an informal settlement.
With the help of her childhood friend, now award-winning choreographer Proud Muguhu, Sande managed to help more than 100 Grade Seven girls in two different schools to fight period poverty.
Muguhu and Sande’s childhood connection while growing up in a poverty stricken environment cemented their vision to help the less privileged in their hometown.
Sande told Standard Style that fighting period poverty in Epworth was one of her main goals before being elected into office earlier last month.
She said that her partner-cum- friend, Proud, made it easier for her to fulfil that dream as he also the same vision.
“I have always valued my friendship with Proud because he has always been supportive of my endeavours,” she said.
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Sande told the young girls gathered at Dombomwari Primary School that through Muguhu, who had mobilised sanitary wear, their dream to end period poverty was becoming a reality.
“I want to thank Proud for being able to use his God-given talent to mobilise sanitary pads for young girls in this town,” she said.
According to Sande, many female leaders said their goals remain unfulfilled due to lack of funding.
“I appreciate that our local board which I represent has been able to find support from Proud because funding to implement different development projects is not easy to get by,”
Speaking to Standard Style, Muguhu said Epworth will always be in his heart.
“I feel fulfilled to be back in my hometown but this time around with something meaningful to help other children,”he said.
He said that his relationship with Sande had blossomed into a partnership that will continue fighting for development in Epworth.
“ I am happy that a relationship that I built decades ago while still a young boy has today turned out into something strong enough to impact lives of young girls in this community,” Muguhu said.
He advised young girls who were gathered at Chinamano Primary School to focus on their dreams despite one's background.
Muguhu has worked with artists such as Jah Prayzah, Michael Mahendere and Sabastian Magacha.
