In honour of Women’s Day, Amelioré Aesthetics spa hosted a high tea for women in business and other walks of life to celebrate womanhood through inspirational conversations.
Speaking at the high tea in Waverley, Dr Safia Jacobs of the spa said the motive behind the event was to bring like-minded people together to network.
“This is our spa’s first Woman’s Day event but we are looking into making it an annual event. Another goal of the event was to donate the proceeds of our ticket sales towards purchasing sanitary pads for less fortunate girls,” she added.
“In future, we will also expand where the money made from tickets goes. As women from fortunate communities, we have to think about those who are not as fortunate. We thought since its Woman’s Day and since the sanitary issue is rife, that was where we would like to make a difference.”
Future Females business co-owner, Anandie Klaasen emphasised the importance of women confidently building their personal brands.
“My business partner and I joined Future Females which is a community which empowers women and help them grow. When we joined this community of future females, we realised there was a gap in women businesses, women entrepreneurs lacked strategies and a personal brand.”
“Women suffer from imposter syndrome [doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud], and lack of self-worth, so we started a business where we help women build and implement their strategy and do a bit of coaching to help them overcome mindset issues that sometimes prohibit them from being successful.”
Firearms instructor Ashton Davis said he was honoured to speak at a Woman’s Day function to educate women about safety tactics.
“With a professional boxing background and shooting experience, I decided to get involved in training people who protect other people which includes tactical response companies. When leaving any premises, make sure you are concentrating and are submerged in that particular activity at the time,” he advised the women.
Davis added colour codes used in the military helped him navigate through life safely.
“White means being vulnerable and unaware of your surroundings, yellow means being aware of what is happening in front and behind you, orange means you are extra careful and red means you are ready to act if anything happens in a dangerous situation.”
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