On Nelson Mandela’s centenary celebrations, know how Manushi Chhillar has brought hope to SA women

Manushi has inaugurated a sanitary pad manufacturing unit in Mvezo, South Africa, the birthplace of Mandela.

New Delhi, July 20: As the whole world is celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of former South African president, anti-apartheid revolutionary and Nobel Laureate Nelson Mandela, Indian beauty queen Manushi Chhillar has brought hope in the lives of millions of South African women.

Manushi has inaugurated a sanitary pad manufacturing unit in Mvezo, South Africa, the birthplace of Mandela, who was also honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 1990 by the Indian government.

Manushi is also working on a project to provide environmental friendly sanitary napkins to women.

Taking to Twitter, Manushi wrote, "It was such an honour to meet his excellency, President @CyrilRamaphosa and inaugurate South Africa's first 100% compostable and low cost sanitary pad manufacturing unit in Mvezo, the birthplace of #NelsonMandela."

The 2017 Miss World also wished Mandela on his birthday. "The sunrise of his birth centenary! Happy birthday Madiba. You will always live within us #NelsonMandela #NelsonMandela100," tweeted Manushi.

Recently, we saw in India how a positive conversation has started surrounding the taboo subject of menstrual hygiene. Thanks to the Bollywood film, Padman, people are not only talking about menstrual hygiene but many do-gooders are ensuring that poor women in the country get access to safe and affordable sanitary products.