Over R300k raised for fighting abuse
Stewarts & Lloyds raised R330 000 for three charities at the forefront of the fight against GBV in South Africa.
Stewarts & Lloyds raised R330 000 for three charities at the forefront of the fight against GBV in South Africa.
Violence against women and children is a profound and widespread problem, especially in South Africa.
Stewarts & Lloyds as a whole, but the men of the company, in particular, have stood together to beat the scourge of this abuse.
This year, the company chose to take a stand against GBV and raise money for the Frida Hartley Shelter (FHS) in Yeoville, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa and the NISAA Institute for Women’s Development.
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The charities work tirelessly to save vulnerable women and their children from abusive and dangerous situations, giving them a temporary safe place to call home, empowering them and training them for better work opportunities to stand on their own feet and be empowered.
Stewarts & Lloyds has a long history of serving the community when it comes to among others steel, irrigation and construction since 1903 in a male-dominated sector and as such the company decided to be at the forefront of taking a stand against women and child abuse.
In 2022, Stewarts & Lloyds selected a female cyclist, Vicky Dockray who was up for the challenge and has a heart for charity, to take on a 1 100km ride, from Madrid to Lisbon.
Taking on the challenge, the aim was to raise as much money as possible to donate to these charities and put a stop to GBV.
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Stewarts & Lloyds reached out to the suppliers and contacts and an astonishing R330 000 was raised in this campaign with R110 000 going to each of the three charities.
The campaign was a success because the donors and companies that came on board included Nedbank, Pro Roof, Hero Roto, 4FiftySports, Vansan, Augusta Steel, Bidvest Protea Coin, Masslift Africa, Engineering News, Hot 102.7, 90.6 FM and Caxton Local Newspapers.
On August 11, Stewarts & Lloyds hosted a handover event at its head office in Bedfordview – with all the charity representatives as well as sponsors in attendance.
The event gave sponsors the chance to meet the recipients. The three charities had the opportunity to share some information on what they do.
Johnny Koen, a road racing cyclist from South Africa who was active between 1987 and 1990, was the MC for the event.
Stewarts & Lloyds have thanked every business and person who contributed to this initiative, as well as Vicky who put herself through the rigorous challenge and completed it.
