One lakh hand sanitisers provided for school students
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 07 2022:
With the objective to promote healthy habit and personal hygiene among the school going children, Plan International (India Chapter) and Reckitt Company provided one lakh Dettol hand sanitisers to the directorate of education (S) on Wednesday for distribution to school students.
The hand sanitisers were provided under "The Birds and The Bees Talk", a joint project of Plan International (India Chapter) and Reckitt Company.
Acknowledging the gesture, Education (S) director L Nandakumar appreciated the two organisations for provid ing the hand sanitisers for school children and assured prompt distribution of the same to the students through their respective zonal officers.
Plan International (India Chapter) state manager Pradeep Chingtham said that the organisation has been working to address issues faced by adolescents in the northeast states under the theme 'to grow on' .
The Birds and The Bees Talk project is targeting to reach out to 2 million adolescents in the northeast region, he said, while adding that they are planning to visit some schools to reach out to the students on various issues.