FemConnect

19/02/2024

🌟 Wrapping up Valentine's Day at Sthembele Matiso High School was nothing short of heartwarming! ❤️ Our Valentine's fun talk-themed "Spreading love and ending period poverty" was a huge success, and this time, we were thrilled to have the boys join the party. 🎉 We believe in inclusivity and educating everyone on the importance of menstrual hygiene.

💝 Teaching boys that they can gift their loved ones with sanitary products was a highlight, and seeing them actively participate in distributing these products to the girls was truly inspiring. 🩸 Let's break the stigma and normalize conversations around periods!

🏫 But our mission doesn't stop there. This year, we're committed to extending our reach beyond schools and into communities to address period poverty. Every individual deserves access to proper menstrual care, and we're dedicated to making it happen.

🙌 A massive shoutout to the Lady Talk Matters team for their invaluable support and collaboration. Together, we're making a difference! 💪 Here's to our next activation and our shared goal of reaching 10,000 young people who are experiencing period poverty. Let's keep the momentum going! 💖

14/02/2024

🎉 Exciting News Alert! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce our "love partnership" with Lady Talk Matters! This year, our mission is to make a difference by reaching 10,000 young people experiencing period poverty. Together, we'll provide education, safe spaces, and sanitary products throughout the 2024 academic year. Join our live chat this evening as we dive into all things LOVE and ENDING PERIOD POVERTY FOR ALL! ❤️🩸

20/09/2023

Just one more week to go until our end-of-term Power-Up Sessions in partnership with Odity Cape Town.

We look forward to reconnecting with our school groups after their exams and we are excited to see what our guest Nomfundo Eland and the Mama Flo ambassadors have in store for us.
Tick tock...tick tock... let's "Power-Up"🚀🚀🚀

25/07/2023

This Tuesday we chose to go mobile! Tell your friends, family and neighbours the FemConnect mobile app is here🚀🚀🚀

Through our and initiatives, we realised that not many girls and women have knowledge and access to technologies such as period trackers, fertility trackers, etc. especially those coming from disadvantaged communities.

We realised we cannot preach that we want to see all people have access to dignified menstrual health support. Easy access to reproductive health services and SRHR education without providing digital tools to all those who need them.

So this is for all the Mo’ghels we have worked with. The young woman we meet every day. “She/Her/Them/Their/He”, all menstruators in all shapes and sizes. The girl who experienced period poverty. The young couple planning their future. This is to us embracing our bodies, managing our reproductive health and celebrating womanhood!
Visit our website for more information about us!

Mobile app available on Google Playstore

12/04/2023

Hi Everyone, FemConnect has been chosen as one of the top 90 startups globally and shortlisted for top 30 for the Middle East and Africa in The Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment award 2023. Winning this award would enable us to grow our footprint with the support and expertise of the Bayer Network and Foundation. Only 15 startups will win, 5 per region. Help us to be one of the top 5 in the Middle East and Africa Region.

Please vote for FemConnect using this link: https://bayer-foundation-wea.com/africa-and-middle-east/?startup-id=15&startup=FemConnect

28/03/2023

Thank you to Pick n Pay Rondebosch for supporting our cause. We have partnered up with Pick n Pay Rondebosch to serve and support Morgenson Primary in Hanover Park with products and mentorship support throughout the academic year of 2023. We appreciate the first donation that will enable 100 girls with sanitary products. Thank you Pick N Pay Rondebosch

28/03/2023

If you woke in self-doubt today listen to one of our amazing young ladies from Isilimela High School reminding you to choose yourself despite the obstacles and challenges you face as a young person.

She says:
The one word we carry with us is "confidence"....We may live in fear in this country but we are "fearless" and we are powerful beyond measure

Anything is possible never stop believing in your purpose!

If you woke in self-doubt today listen to one of our amazing young ladies from Isilimela High School reminding you to choose yourself despite the obstacles a...

17/03/2023

Catch up on the latest PowerZone Podcast interview with FemConnect founder A*o BQ and POWER 98.7s Katlego Legodi as they talk about FemConnect, technology and improving the state of accessibility to healthcare for all in South Africa especially in the SRHR and menstrual health space.

We enjoyed this interview, we hope you will too! Sit back, relax and learn more about FemConnect on this PowerTalk Podcast.
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A*onele Kotu, the founder of FemConnect is on PowerZone with Katlego Legodi to speak about a platform called FemConnect.

15/03/2023

Meet our newest FemConnect Ambassador from the Vaal Area!!!

Monica Khanyi is a Bsc Computer Science graduate who completed her studies in 2006 at the University of Johannesburg. She was born in Johannesburg and grew up in Soweto Pimville for the first few years of her lower primary education and later moved to Palm springs Vaal triangle in 1992 to complete her higher Primary and secondary education.

I am the second child after an older brother. Monica was part of the 10 000 women entrepreneurial program at the Raymond Ackerman Academy, she has worked for retail brands specialising in business development

"I am so honoured and excited to be part of the Femconnect team as an ambassador in the Vaal Region, looking forward to empowering and connecting with the young people to empower and develop them to become better people."

Welcome to the FemConnect Family Monica!! If you are in the Vaal area please connect with Monica and us.

09/03/2023

A week ago, our team visited Sthembele Mathiso and Oscar Mpetha Schools for our first engagements with the learners who will be participating in the Odity-FemConnect Period Poverty Intervention. The reception was amazing and the discussions were beyond our expectations. We were blown away by the talent and the conversations that young people brought to the table. This indeed will be an exciting academic year for all of us as we learn from our learners too!

Thank you to the schools for allowing us the opportunity to engage with all the girls in both schools, thank you for making the time available and that you to the amazing 1000 young ladies who welcomed us with open arms. Thank you to our incredible Odity Cape Town and FemConnect team for making this happen. See you in a few weeks again! 🥳🥰🫶

10/02/2023

We are so excited and honored to kickstart our journey with our period poverty partner Odity Cape Town. Just a few weeks to go until we start a new journey with 1000 learners at Sthembele Matiso High School and Oscar Mpetha High School in the Western Cape. This new journey goes beyond the distribution of sanitary products for an academic year for each of these learners it is a journey of supporting them with mentorship, love, and support to ensure that they succeed in their life no matter the circumstances.

Thank you to team Odity for making this possible!!!! 24 Feb here we come!!!! We look forward to a fruitful partnership!We are so excited and honored to kickstart our journey with our period poverty partner Odity. Just a few weeks to go until we start a new journey with 1000 learners at Sthembele Matiso High School and Oscar Mpetha High School in the Western Cape. This new journey goes beyond the distribution of sanitary products for an academic year for each of these learners it is a journey of supporting them with mentorship, love, and support to ensure that they succeed in their life no matter the circumstances.

Thank you to team Odity for making this possible!!!! 24 Feb here we come!!!! We look forward to a fruitful partnership!

In May 2022, Odity launched its first Call for CSR Projects among its 1,500 employees worldwide.The objective of this program was twofold for them. Firstly, to raise their awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and share the 6 priority goals for Odity; and to offer the...