The 2017 SheEO SleepOut in numbers

From The CEO SleepOut™

In 2017, The CEO SleepOut™ showcased a special chapter Event, The SheEO SleepOut™, which saw notable female business leaders and influencers spend a night sleeping outdoors at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg. They came together to gain a sense of what life is like for vulnerable communities, and to raise funds for Primary Beneficiary, Door of Hope.

But the learning went even further. During the evening, they also gathered outside and became deeply engaged in important fireside discussions about the challenges facing women in South Africa. These discussions were facilitated by Lisa Vetten, Senior Researcher and Political Analyst for the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre to end violence against women, and other experts in the field of child abandonment and adoption. These experts included Robyn Wolfson Vorster, child protection advocate and journalist; Dr Busi Mkwananzi, researcher and expert on teen pregnancy; Sue Krawitz, Director at Impilo Child Protection and Adoption Services; Talia Magnes from the Shaken and Abused Babies Initiative; Whitney Rosenberg, doctoral student in child abandonment; and Dr Zubeda Dangor, Director of the Nisaa Institute for Women’s Development.

The discussions focused on; Crisis and Teen Pregnancy; The Policing of Illegal Late Abortion Practitioners; Violence, Gender and the Economy; Foreign and Undocumented Children and Mothers, and their Rights; Unsafe Abandonment and the Need for a Safe Haven Law; and High Level Government Support in the Implementation of Adoption as a Child Protection Strategy.

The Participants used the opportunity to think about how they could help bring about change for women in the country. “As female business leaders, we should look at how our CSI funds can contribute to the plight of women and children” said Mandisa Ntloko, GM of Enterprise Marketing and MTN. The issues, ideas and findings raised during the chats will be officially documented and presented to the Minister of Women, Susan Shabangu, in an effort to change policy at an institutional level.

The movement in numbers: 2017

On the Eve of National Women’s Day in 2017, Monday 7 August, a collection of some of South Africa’s most prominent female business leaders, along with some of the country’s most notable influencers – including Advocate Thuli Madonsela, MP Susan Shabangu, Minister for Women, The Presidency, The Republic of South Africa – spent the night sleeping outdoors at The SheEO SleepOut™.

A look at the legacy projects created out of funds from the 2017 SheEO SleepOut™ by Door of Hope

On Tuesday 8 August 2017, 57 of South Africa’s foremost female business leaders and influencers slept the night at the Women’s Prison at the Constitution Hill. Thanks to their efforts, The SheEO SleepOut™ was able to raise R5,414,750.42, of which R2,707,375.21 was donated to the Door of Hope, a safe haven for abandoned children. The event also helped to shed a spotlight on some of the most critical challenges affecting South African women and children at present. Read more about The SheEO SleepOut™ and its contribution to the Door of Hope and Legacy Projects in the Infographic below.

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