By Palesa Mofoti
Woman of Wisdom (WOW) held yet another event at the Kimberley City Hall last week to celebrate “body positivity” after having hosted a successful anti gender-based violence and femicide dialogue in July.
WOW is a nonprofit organisation that was founded by Caroline Dube and Tinyiko Dwane in 2011. The aim of this non-profit-organisation (NPO) is to empower women from all walks of life, races emotionally, spiritually, economically, mentally and socially. They provide various skills such as beadwork, baking, sewing, counseling and crafts to about one thousand unemployed youth.
The purpose of the event on 12 October was to have a gathering of women who they can empower and help them have fun whilst doing it on a bigger and larger scale, Dube stated.
Present at the event was 2014 Idols winner Yanga Sobetwa who gave a riveting performance and powerful praise and worship to the audience.
Part of the panelist included Nicqqie Robinson, an image consultant who spoke about various body shapes and sizes and how to dress for them as women.
The other was Linda Khoza, a life coach and leader of “His
Grace” Tabernacle, as was Ndivhudzannyi Mofokeng a representative of the brand INUKA and Dr Surita Vessels an obstetrics gynecologist at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital. She spoke on the do’s and don’ts of taking care of yourself as a woman especially your intimate area. She further gave a thorough presentation of cancer and the types of cancer there are in a woman.
Part of the sponsors of the event were Joy Magazine, Inuka, Markkhim House furniture as well as Foschini stores who sponsored clothing items for the fashion show. Sego’s Beauty Shop provided the makeup.
Violet Habana, an attendee of the event expressed her delight at the event.” I am very happy for the event. I have learned a lot from the panelists’.
Dube said due to the prevalence of various social ills in our society there will be another event. “As an organization we have seen that there is a need for this based on the positive feedback we have received from the delegates.
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