A National Women’s Day event is scheduled to take place at Bethesda Evangelical Church in Broadlands Park on Wednesday 9 August. All women in the Helderberg basin are welcome to attend the event. According to Patricia van Wyk, the event coordinator, about 300 women will be fed at the event and food parcels handed out to 150 families. Various services, such as pap smears, glucose checks, HIV tests and family planning will also be on offer. The event will be hosted by Bethesda Evangelical Church in collaboration with Strand Fraternal Churches and other NGOs as well as the City of Cape Town and Department of Health. Pictured (from left) are the organisers of the event, Rhoda Bazier, Gloria Matinka, Martha Isaacs, Patricia van Wyk, Kyla Andrews and Elmarie Sauls. Photo: Rick Marais


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