The Network of Women Water and Sanitation Professionals of Senegal (RFPEAS) donated liquid soaps, lump soaps, bleach, hydroalcoholic gels, hand wash, sanitary towels, towels, and masks to the Association "Toujours Kennedyiennes". The ceremony took place this Wednesday, June 24, 2020 on the premises of the establishment.

This donation is a way to help the school’s administration and students observe the preventive measures during this Covid-19 pandemic. "As we must learn to live with the virus while protecting ourselves, classes are resuming in a context where we must remain vigilant. We therefore tell our daughters and sisters who attend this reference school not to lower their guard. “Scrupulously respect the advice and instructions that your teachers and supervisors will give you so that the virus does not find a favorable ground in your school," said Ms. Fatou NDIAYE, President of RFPEAS. "In times of fear caused by the disease, action can heal from fatality. We do not have the right to resign. We have the duty to act, we of the network and you, Kennedyiennes of yesterday and today, to be fairer, Kennedyiennes of always," she added. The Kennedy High school "is a strong symbol of excellence in the school environment and an academy of role models in professional life," she said before inviting young girls to consider a career in science to meet the challenge of sustainable development: "We hope that many of you will come to join us after your studies to work in a very rewarding sector, one that provides drinking water, this vital liquid, and also to ensure essential sanitation for human dignity. A challenge that, daily, gives the immense joy of contributing to the quality of life".

The contribution of the RFPEAS was welcomed by the school's alumni, the student representative, and the headmaster.

The Network of Women Water and Sanitation Professionals of Senegal (RFPEAS) was created in December 2017. At the local level, it is a body of the African Water Association (AfWA) that decided to integrate the gender dimension in its activities. "AfWA has understood, today, without a doubt, that women have an important role to play in global governance for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), after the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)," added Mrs. Ndiaye. The RFPEAS thanked all its sponsors. The General Management of SONES was represented at this ceremony by Mr. Alioune FALL, Acting Director of Human Capital, and Mr. Habib Demba FALL Advisor in Communication, Awareness Raising and Public Relations.