Lions to restore women’s dignity
Christine and her team are looking for organisations who assist women in distress, including those who are victims of gender-based violence, to become recipients of the bags.
The Lions Club of Wilro Park recently launched their well-known Ladies Handbag Dignity Project, and this time around they want to include the men.
While the dignity bags are usually assembled for women (and sometimes children) who are victims of rape and abuse, Service Committee Chairperson and organiser of the project, Christine van der Pijl said they would like to assemble similar bags for traumatised men as well.
“Although we aim to do a big handover at the end of August, this will be an ongoing project where community members are encouraged to keep on donating goodies to fill the bags, which will be distributed to organisations in need,” she said.
Apart from previously loved handbags, community members are asked to donate items such as bottles of water, biscuits, hand sanitizer, face cloths, body wash, soap, body lotion, deodorant, small packets of tissues, sanitary products and a small gift.
The items, along with special messages of hope, are used to assemble the dignity bags. Christine and her team are looking for organisations who assist women in distress, including those who are victims of gender-based violence, to become recipients of the bags.
“We really want to assemble as many as possible; the more, the better. There will always be a need to help the women, and where there is a need, there is a Lion. We want to make that difference,” Christine said.
If you want to contribute towards the project, or if you want to find out more, feel free to contact Christine on 083 785 4050 or Niquila Kruger on 084 603 4187.
