12/24/08
Bras for Zimbabwe
Australia Lingerie Company Supplies Much Needed Underwear for African Women
HOTmilk Lingerie, international maternity and nursing lingerie label, is sending a very special gift of underwear to help lower the rate of sexual abuse amongst young women living in villages in Zimbabwe.
HOTmilk is assisting former Zimbabwean Morag Roy, who returned to her home in Australia from a recent trip determined to help the local communities in Zimbabwe in a very unusual way.
Roy discovered that sexual abuse of young girls was rampant in that country and asked a priest what the girls needed most to prevent this happening. “He told me that underwear gives a woman prestige, shows that they have money and means men are less likely to assault them,” said Roy. “I was amazed but when I flew back six months later with suitcases stuffed with bras I saw first hand what a difference it made.”
During the trip, Roy also found that most of the young girls and mothers there only had one ragged pair of knickers each, so often wore none. “They also desperately need knickers, but I guess a Catholic priest wouldn’t have thought about mentioning that!” said Roy.
HOTmilk learnt of the cause and were determined to lend a hand. “Sometimes we can take a lot for granted, from the roofs over heads right down to the fact we own underwear,” says HOTmilk co-owner and co-designer Ange Crosbie. “When we heard that something as simple as undergarments had the possibility of giving young women in Zimbabwe a better chance to live a life free of sexual abuse, we knew that we wanted to help.”
“Morag had done such a great job in gathering thousands of bras for her cause and we were delighted to donate 6,500 brand new pairs of underwear for her project,” said Crosbie. The company’s freight forwarder, Express Logistics, were also happy to come to the party by sponsoring the transport of the knickers from New Zealand to Zimbabwe.
“Express Logistics is a New Zealand based international freight forwarding company. Because we deal with the rest of the world on a daily basis we are pleased to offer our assistance in this worthy venture,” says Account Manager Kim Herewini.
“It is so wonderful to hear that HOTmilk and Express Logistics wanted to get involved,” said Roy. “It just proves that there are companies out there who care about others and are willing to do what they can to make a small difference.”
Crosbie is anxiously waiting to receive a positive response from Zimbabwe through Roy.
HOTmilk is assisting former Zimbabwean Morag Roy, who returned to her home in Australia from a recent trip determined to help the local communities in Zimbabwe in a very unusual way.
Roy discovered that sexual abuse of young girls was rampant in that country and asked a priest what the girls needed most to prevent this happening. “He told me that underwear gives a woman prestige, shows that they have money and means men are less likely to assault them,” said Roy. “I was amazed but when I flew back six months later with suitcases stuffed with bras I saw first hand what a difference it made.”
During the trip, Roy also found that most of the young girls and mothers there only had one ragged pair of knickers each, so often wore none. “They also desperately need knickers, but I guess a Catholic priest wouldn’t have thought about mentioning that!” said Roy.
HOTmilk learnt of the cause and were determined to lend a hand. “Sometimes we can take a lot for granted, from the roofs over heads right down to the fact we own underwear,” says HOTmilk co-owner and co-designer Ange Crosbie. “When we heard that something as simple as undergarments had the possibility of giving young women in Zimbabwe a better chance to live a life free of sexual abuse, we knew that we wanted to help.”
“Morag had done such a great job in gathering thousands of bras for her cause and we were delighted to donate 6,500 brand new pairs of underwear for her project,” said Crosbie. The company’s freight forwarder, Express Logistics, were also happy to come to the party by sponsoring the transport of the knickers from New Zealand to Zimbabwe.
“Express Logistics is a New Zealand based international freight forwarding company. Because we deal with the rest of the world on a daily basis we are pleased to offer our assistance in this worthy venture,” says Account Manager Kim Herewini.
“It is so wonderful to hear that HOTmilk and Express Logistics wanted to get involved,” said Roy. “It just proves that there are companies out there who care about others and are willing to do what they can to make a small difference.”
Crosbie is anxiously waiting to receive a positive response from Zimbabwe through Roy.
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