Gender - WHEAT Trust to host 1000 Women Fundraising Event

In today's show, we spoke to Janine Fortuin – From the Women’s Hope, Education and Training Trust or WHEAT Trust about their 1000 Women Fundraising Event. WHEAT Trust is a Southern African Women’s Fund that promotes a culture of giving to empower grassroots women by granting small Community Based Organisations and women who cannot yet access formal funding. The trust is calling on all South Africans to stand together and speak out against Domestic Violence and Abuse in light of the recent scourge of gender based violence towards women and children and statistics such as 1 out of every 4 women in South Africa is in an abusive relationship, or every 8 hours a woman is murdered by her intimate partner and every 25 seconds a woman or girl is raped. Since its inception in 2004, the initiative includes a fundraising event, grant making to women-led organisations, and a number of grantee workshops. This year’s luncheon will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on the 8th of May, which offers inspiring speakers, wonderful entertainment, a great goody bag, and good networking opportunities. If you would like to attend, please e-mail giving@wheattrust.co.za to reserve your spot! Space is limited and they are expecting to sell out. If you can’t make the lunch, and still want to donate: SMS 1000Women to 48877 to donate R10. (SMS costs R10) Please note that WHEAT Trust provide a 18A Tax exemption certificate and a BBBEE certificate for all donations. For more information on the event, including a price list visit www.wheattrust.co.za or contact (021) 762 6214.

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