Jes decided immediately following her incident that she would not just be another statistic or a victim but instead a Survivor! She speaks out on behalf of all those who had been victims of rape and seeks to remove the stigma attached to rape. Jes has taken her negative experience and is turning it into a wonderful positive vision. Her speaking out and her inspirational talks have empowered other rape survivors to come forward and, in so doing, start their own healing process. Jes has made it her mission to educate people about rape in South Africa and how they can make a difference their community.
Jes offers:
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Inspirational and educational talks about her story and how she overcame her terrible ordeal. She also brings to light the realities of rape, what to do when it has happened to you, where to go, and who to talk to. The reality is that 1 in 2 women in South Africa are raped. 1 in 4 men have admitted to raping a woman. 1 in 10 rapes are reported to the police, and a young woman growing up in SA is more likely to be raped than she is to learn to read.
Jes has encouraged hundreds of school going children to step forward and talk about their problems, most of them for the first time. Apart from the talks, the Jes Foord Foundation offers on-going counselling free of charge to rape survivors and their families
2012 Events
January 2012
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• 21 January - Epworth Girls High
• 24 January - Durban Girls College
• 27 January - PMB Girls High
February 2012
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• 2 Feb - KZN Principals Meeting
• 11-12 Feb - Dentyne "Glam Camp" @ Casalinga in JHB
• 12 Feb - Hillcrest Villages, Hillcrest Marathon
• 24 Feb - Business Womans Association @ Cape Town
March 2012
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• 21 January - Epworth Girls High
• 24 January - Durban Girls College
• 27 January - PMB Girls High
April 2012
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• 2 Feb - KZN Principals Meeting
• 11-12 Feb - Dentyne "Glam Camp" @ Casalinga in JHB
• 12 Feb - Hillcrest Villages, Hillcrest Marathon
• 24 Feb - Business Womans Association @ Cape Town
We are expecting a very busy 2012 with numerous marketing and fundraising activities planned. From a service delivery side we are expecting to meet the following goals:
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• Distribute 5000 handbags through our Handbag Project, providing rape survivors with the necessary toiletries to get clean and feel special after a rape.
• Loan out 500 dresses through our Cinderella Project to Matric girls who cannot afford their own Matric Dance dresses.
• Initiate The Green Light Brigade Road Show. Travelling through the poorest communities and providing education on Rape and what to do when you’ve been rape, women’s rights, Aids, and the importance of education.
• Incorporate a survivor support group into our counselling program, allowing us to offer a more comprehensive support system for a survivor.
• Child Protection Room. We are currently engaging with the Pinetown courts to allow us to open our Child Protection Room. This room will act as a safe haven for children awaiting trial, to testify in their own cases. There will be educational toys for the children as well as snack packs.
• We aim to raise funds for 25 educational talks, at 25 underprivileged schools this year, at a cost of R50 000.
• Initiate plans to equip Police Stations with a fully function ID Parade room. We aim to have the first room set up by the end of 2013 at a cost of R100 000.
• Open a second Community Care Centre. Our first centre open in 2011, in Chesterville, and we aim to open a similar centre in the upper highway area.
