11/22/2010 - Segal Family Foundation

We are overjoyed at the continual support Hope for Limpopo is receiving from a variety of sources. Last month we were pleased and honored to be invited to NYC where we met with Mr. Barry Segal, Mrs. Dolly Segal, Martin Segal and Andy Bryant from the Segal Family Foundation. They graciously listened as we explained Hope for Limpopo’s Mission and Vision. In turn, we were fascinated to hear about the worthwhile projects and significant charitable organizations SFF has contributed to and continues to support through their foundation http://www.segalfamilyfoundation.org/. Thanks to a quarterly donation from SFF, we will be able to contribute to detailed projects in South Africa specifically geared towards education, creation of self-sustaining jobs for HIV/AIDS stricken women and victims of domestic and sexual abuse, and advocacy/support for women through the long awaited procurement of birth control. Thanks to The Segal Family Foundation we are able to send an invited representative from the Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Program (TVEP) to a December workshop organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Our TVEP representative will have an opportunity to review and discuss requirements and procedures necessary to produce and procure quality assured female condoms for the public sector and social marketing. Information garnered from this workshop will enable manufacturers to make an informed decision on whether they wish to enter the female condom market. Thank you to SFF for sponsoring this most important opportunity! We will try to post a report on the results of this workshop before the new year.