Four years ago, as a high school student, I found myself reflecting on the upcoming Women’s Day public holiday. To my surprise, neither I nor those around me truly understood the depth of its significance beyond a general celebration of ....
The Route
On 9 August 1956, 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against legislation aimed at tightening the apartheid government's control over the movement of black women in urban areas. We will now follow in their footsteps and march a marathon to the Union Buildings from Sandton, South Africa to commemorate the resistance and unity the South African women showed on that day.
The Cause
We have partnered with Raizcorp—a leading business development company—to invest the donations into supporting a woman-led business in South Africa, with the aim of creating more job opportunities for women.
