Support a survivor this Women’s Month

Support a survivor this Women’s Month

Hello August. Hello Women’s Month. We’ve almost always run handbag drives for Women’s Month, but this month we are doing things a little differently… Free trauma counselling is a huge part of our Foundation and every session costs us R470. These sessions are...

Young Men stand against gender-based violence

This year people around the world were shocked by the revelations of gender-based violence when the international #MeToo movement against sexual harassment hit social media. Then the local social media @AmINext left many asking how we break this cycle of violence in...
JFF reaches 100 000 learners for 2018

JFF reaches 100 000 learners for 2018

In the beginning of 2018, in celebration of 10 years of the Jes Foord Foundation, Jes set a goal for the team to reach 110 000 for the financial year. Through dedication, support and utilising all of our initiatives, we managed to reach a total of 101 043 learners by...
16 Days of Activism 2018

16 Days of Activism 2018

Our team has stirred into action for this year’s 16 Days of Activism and we have several initiatives and events organised for this important period of standing up against abuse and gender-based violence. Most of these initiatives are to honour the brave children...
Mandela Day 2018

Mandela Day 2018

This year is Nelson Mandela’s centennial celebration and we are spending our 67 minutes uplifting the Pinetown Court Children’s room. The room is currently a little bare and we are going to be refurbishing and furnishing the room to make it as comfortable...