The JFF handbag project is one of the organisation’s biggest and ongoing initiatives – committed to collecting and packing new and used handbags containing toiletries and care items that can assist a rape victim after the initial reporting process.
Every handbag is the beginning of a survivor’s new life after their ordeal and gives them hope, which is a fundamental step in recovery. Four hundred bags are packed and delivered every month, 60% of them for victims under the age of 12, and it costs R170 to pack each bag – excluding transportation. The bags are received by survivors during the reporting process at the Thuthuzela Care centres – where survivors can receive full medical treatment, counselling as well as open a case, all under one roof.
Help be a part of a survivor’s journey to healing by donating toiletry items or new and used handbags to this amazing project.
Kids Packs: A bar of soap, a facecloth, a small pack of tissues, a 24-page colouring book, a pack of crayons, an A5 notebook and a ballpoint pen (used for art therapy and forensic evidence gathering), a soft toy or teddy bear, children’s underwear, sanitary pads and a backpack or drawstring bag to place these items in.
Adult Packs: A bar of soap, a facecloth, a toothbrush and toothpaste, a small deodorant, body lotion, a pack of sanitary pads, a small pack of tissues, adult underwear, shampoo and conditioner, a note with words of kindness, a new or used handbag (in good condition) to place these items in.
For more info: www.jff.org.za