{"id":54695,"date":"2019-08-08T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/local-organisations-to-launch-female-friday-20190807-2\/"},"modified":"2019-08-08T06:00:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T04:00:25","slug":"local-organisations-to-launch-female-friday-20190807-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/local-organisations-to-launch-female-friday-20190807-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Local organisations to launch Female Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>T<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Female Friday &#8211; an initiative by the Healthy Mom &#038; Baby Clinic, the Journey Counselling Centre and Oasis FM &#8211; will educate, empower and influence young female residents in how they see themselves &#8211; all in a practical way. These young residents will furthermore receive bras, sanitary pads and toiletries.<\/p>\n<p>Bernadette Swartz from Oasis FM in Jeffreys Bay, says, \u201cThe initiative took flight after a radio programme with Sarah Darby and Thandi Radebe &#8211; highlighting the desperate plight of young girls who sleep with men for sanitary towels and food parcels. Basic needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They decided to start a drive where sanitary towels and toiletries can be collected to assist these girls.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, new bras will be collected &#8211; the idea of well-known dressmaker Mari du Toit, called The Blossom Project. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope to collect at least 150 goodie bags that will be distributed to grade 7 female learners at Makukhanye and Pellsrus Primary Schools in Jeffreys Bay, on Friday, September 6,\u201d says Swartz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is only the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe campaign will then move to other primary schools across Jeffreys Bay, until all schools are reached.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the hand-out, which will always be on a Friday, there will be various inspirational talks: Swartz on vision, Nadine  Blignaut on identity and etiquette and Sister Lynette van Onselen on female health.<\/p>\n<p>\n <b>How you can help<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>Local organisations, businesses and residents can get involved by making a 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