THIS March marks 10 years of the proactive Jes Foord Foundation (JFF) – celebrating a decade of helping, inspiring and working hard to make a difference in supporting survivors of rape and their families, and teaching behavioural change to strive for a society free from rape and domestic abuse.
JFF will be honouring Jes’s journey by hosting a family fun day to thank their community, family and friends for all of their help and support throughout the first decade, on Sunday, 25 March at WavePark Gateway.
The Foundation is rooted in the personal journey of Jes Foord and her horrific gang rape by four men in 2008. As part of her healing process, she chose not to be another rape victim, but rather a survivor, and learned to become a spokesperson campaigning on behalf of women and children who had gone through similar harrowing experiences.
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South African statistics show the scourge of the problem: sexual assault, regardless of gender, is reported to SAPS every nine minutes – and these are only the ones which are formally reported.
To this end, over the last decade Jes and her small team have initiated various projects and campaign.
Over the last 10 years they have reached over 370 000 people with their awareness programme in schools across KZN, and have given almost 3000 hours of free trauma counselling to rape survivors and their families.
Join the JFF team on Sunday, 25 March for a fabulous, fun-filled family day as we celebrate with loads of entertainment, fun for the kids, splash pads, super slides, food stalls, gin bars and more. Live acts and entertainment line up to be announced – follow the Facebook page for updates. All ages allowed. No food or beverages are allowed into the park, but take swimming costumes, blankets and chairs.
Contact JFF on 0861 333 449 or admin@jff.org.za.
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