{"id":299416,"date":"2026-03-25T09:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=299416"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:49:49","slug":"53-women-gather-to-tackle-adversity-in-somerset-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/53-women-gather-to-tackle-adversity-in-somerset-west\/","title":{"rendered":"53 women gather to tackle adversity in Somerset West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Somerset West became a hub of empowerment as Resilience Pathways for Women and Children (RPWC) hosted its fourth annual event, &#8220;Bouncing Back from Adversity Part 2&#8221;, at Hope and Light School hall on Saturday 14 March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NPO, founded by Pamela Siziba and dedicated to advancing gender equality, entrepreneurship and leadership development, previously held &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/surmount-challenges-through-faith-bouncing-back-from-adversity\/\">Bouncing Back from Adversity<\/a>&#8221; at the same venue in November last year where guests explored how faith and community create pathways to renewal and empowerment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-districtmail-amp-helderberg-gazette wp-block-embed-districtmail-amp-helderberg-gazette\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4sWQB2lBiN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/surmount-challenges-through-faith-bouncing-back-from-adversity\/\">Surmount challenges through faith: bouncing back from adversity<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Surmount challenges through faith: bouncing back from adversity&#8221; &#8212; DistrictMail &amp;  Helderberg Gazette\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/surmount-challenges-through-faith-bouncing-back-from-adversity\/embed\/#?secret=26hoaTgtYs#?secret=4sWQB2lBiN\" data-secret=\"4sWQB2lBiN\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, 53 women from various walks of life once again gathered to address key themes including using adversity as training for ministry and developing frameworks for overcoming setbacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight speakers \u2014 including pastors, coaches and business leaders \u2014 delivered messages on resilience, forgiveness, discovering God-given purpose and supporting each other through life&#8217;s challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" data-attachment-id=\"299522\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/53-women-gather-to-tackle-adversity-in-somerset-west\/img_8456_92086-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8456_92086-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,674\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8456_92086\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8456_92086-1-1024x575.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8456_92086-1.jpg\" alt=\"Eight speakers at RPWC women's empowerment event in Somerset West pose together\" class=\"wp-image-299522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8456_92086-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8456_92086-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8456_92086-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8456_92086-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The eight speakers who shared their wisdom on overcoming adversity (from left) are Caron Niese, Pastor Eldie Ferreira, Pastor Emelda Varaidzo Majaya, Pastor Leandra Sylvester-Rose, Renate Vorster, Caroline Farirai, Pamela Siziba (founder of Resilience Pathways for Women and Children) and Helga van Graan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The power of transformation came alive through testimonials such as that of Moline Mari, who left her low-paying job to start a cr\u00e8che with just two children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through perseverance, the pre-school now serves 80 children. 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