JES FOORD - 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM

25/11/2019 6 min
JES FOORD - 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM

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Jes Foord is a well-known name in South Africa. Rather than beingsilent and hiding in shame after her brutal gang rape, she chose tospeak out. She was raped at a small dam in Hillcrest in March 2008- while her father was tied up and forced to watch. But, there is lifeafter rape - and survivors need to supported. With this as hermotivation, she formed the Jes Foord Foundation. As part of ourfocus on the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Womenand Children, Maya Jagjivan Kalicharan spoke to her…