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Changing lives of women-1Woman at a time

The 1Woman Foundation works the shelter to make their stay more work. Seeking employment can be
with existing charities supporting comfortable. daunting and returning to work
programs to make a positive impact can be challenging. Unemployment
on women’s lives. The programs We SUPPORTED women can result in financial stress, with
we support connect with each of through Bears of Hope, a not-for- a lasting and devastating impact
the Foundation’s 3 pillars - protect, profit organisation that provides on self-confidence, self-worth and
support and educate. pregnancy and infant loss support mental health.
to grieving families during their time
This year, the 1Woman Foundation of loss. Grieving families receive a In partnership with Mission
focused on 3 programs: bear donated by another bereaved Australia, our Store teams can
family. The donated bear allows the volunteer time through Our Give
We PROTECTED women through donating family to give purpose to Time program. Offering their time
Mission Australia by participating in their child’s brief life while providing to mentor women through work
a program at one of their women’s another family with a sense of experience in their stores, with the
shelters. Mission Australia provides community and support during this aim of up-skilling them to enable
medium term shelter to women challenging period in their lives. them to return to the workforce.
who are homeless due to various The program enables women to find
circumstances in life, including Our Team Members volunteered their passion for retail and develop
domestic violence. their time to prepare packages of skills for the future. Through this
bears and information to be sent out program, women with the skills and
Through the 1Woman Foundation’s to families. cultural fit are invited to join SFG
partnership with Mission Australia where vacancies are available.
SFG’s Team Members spent time We EDUCATED women through
getting to know the women and their Mission Australia, providing work
stories. They built furniture that experience to women who were
the women could use throughout unemployed and looking for

1Woman was founded as a demonstration of the Company’s vision,
mission and values and to represent our community involvement
and belief that we can change lives, 1 woman at a time.
1Woman refers to the different women at the core of the movement -

our staff, our customers and our beneficiaries and promotes the idea
that every single woman can make a difference.

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