By Correspondent.
POSITIVE RUNWAY: The Global Catwalk to Stop the Spread (of HIV/AIDS) has inspired a NEW campaign for the production and distribution of COVID-19 African Print Face Masks using locally sourced materials to be distributed to the public in Africa to help cushion the existing shortage of medical masks, gowns and gloves for front-line workers all across the globe.
Positive runway face masks
POSITIVE RUNWAY has initiated this campaign following the announcement by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who have recommended that people should wear some kind of face coverings in public, which are not surgical or medical masks to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.
“Our POSITIVE RUNWAY COVID-19 Face Masks do not by any means meet the specified medical grade, but under the circumstances our masks will do the job and serve the purpose in the interim”. Says Justina Mutale, Founder of POSITIVE RUNWAY.
Eleni Grigokari, Zambian Entrepreneur of Luanshya
POSITIVE RUNWAY, a worldwide HIV/AIDS response campaign headquartered in Atlanta Georgia in the USA works with models, beauty queens, fashion designers and celebrities as effective advocates in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS, utilisng mediums that captivate the attention of the young people to make the message crystal clear in a discourse appropriate to the 21st Century young generation and society at large. Amid the calamity being unleashed by the coronavirus, POSITIVE RUNWAY has now turned their efforts and methods to stopping the spread of COVID-19.
In 2013, POSITIVE RUNWAY was called upon to contribute to mobilise the youth and the Diaspora to join the Enough Food for Everyone IF Campaign to tackle world hunger. In 2014, the organisation presented workshops at the United Nations Global Forum on Migration and Development to advocate for Migrant Labour rights.
“My team and I, at POSITIVE RUNWAY are delighted to be able to contribute to the fight against the spread of the coronavirus in whatever way that we can to help sustain the survival of the human race”, Says Mambwe Janet Kamanga, CEO of POSITIVE RUNWAY.
Justina Mutale
POSITIVE RUNWAY has partnered with several organisations and mobilised seamstresses, models and fashion designers in various African countries to produce the POSITIVE RUNWAY COVID-19 African Face Masks, using locally sourced materials to be distributed to the public in Africa to help cushion the existing shortage of medical masks, gowns and gloves for front-line workers all across the globe.
Ms Eleni Grigoraki of Luanshya in Zambia is one of the groups that has joined the campaign and have already started production of the POSITIVE RUNWAY COVID-19 African Face Masks, which they plan to distribute to the women in the markets and other under-privileged groups in the City of Luanshya, Zambia to contribute to the national efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus in Luanshya.
“I am honoured to be seize this opportunity to help the people of Luanshya and to get Luanshya covered”. Says Eleni Grigoraki
For more information email: globalcatwalk@gmail.com
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