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Ajay Industrial Corporation Zambia Limited donates reusable pads to Strong Girls Strong Zambia campaign

Ajay Industrial Corporation Zambia Limited has donated 250 packets of reusable sanitary towels to World Vision in Zambia to support the Strong Girls Strong Zambia campaign, whose goal is to empower 15000 girls retrieved from child marriages and those at risk. The donation worth K22,000 ZMW ($1,325 US Dollars) was held at World Vision Zambia National Office in Lusaka.

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Ajay Industrial Corporation Zambia Limited donates reusable pads to Strong Girls Strong Zambia campaign

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Woman outside a clean toilet built in Bangladesh

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