'Caring4Girls' aims to create 100 Bursaries to support 100 girls from specific schools and to adopt 100 schools per province to benefit from the project.

The goal is to also reach two million girls by the year 2020 with the aim of providing monthly menstrual support and effective hygiene and health education.

One of the ways in which the charity raises funds and awareness is to challenge executives to summit Kilimanjaro, which at about 4 900 metres from its base and 5 895 metres above sea level, is the highest mountain in Africa.

The climb is now in its seventh year and the 2018 expedition is celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday.

Two summit dates are scheduled: One for Wednesday, 18 July to celebrate Mandela Day and one for Thursday, 9 August to commemorate National Woman’s Day. 

On Thursday, 9 August, Sung Yoon, CEO and president of Samsung Electronics Africa, will be joining the trek. He says, "It is an honour to be able to participate in this highly important charitable campaign. The young women that are positively impacted by 'Caring4Girls' are an integral part of South Africa’s future."

The 2018 expedition aims to raise enough funds to ensure that 500 000 girl children will be given access to sanitary towels.

The target of the 2018 Trek Target is to raise funds to procure 6 000 000 packets of sanitary pads.

The 67 executives who will be joining the climb on both the summit dates will all be given a Samsung Gear Fit Pro2 in order to count their steps, monitor their heart rates and capture their personal bests in terms of activity.

Justin Hume, chief marketing officer for Samsung South Africa, says, "We’re really excited about this initiative and will be eagerly watching and supporting the participants as they trek up the mountain. It’s an incredibly worthy cause, and we’ll be rooting for their success, not only of the climb but all their efforts to raise funds and awareness."

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