National Women’s Day is a South African public holiday celebrated annually on 9 August. The day commemorates the 1956 march of approximately 20 000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the country’s pass laws that required South Africans defined as “black” under The Population Registration Act to carry an internal passport, known as a pass, that served to maintain population segregation, control urbanisation, and manage migrant labour during the apartheid era.
On the 8th August 2017 we celebrated with over 130 women from IT across our channel and customer community at the Annual HP Women’s Day Victorian Charity luncheon at the Woodmead Country Club to raise funds for the People Opposing Women Abuse charity, also known as POWA.
- CIOs, IT Managers, Finance Sector and Manufacturing Customers, Medical and Healthcare
- Channel Partners – Resellers and Distributors
- Host a Premium Event for Key IT Ladies during Women’s Month
- Showcase HP Premium Products
- Raise funds for a women’s shelter
- Raise awareness about women abuse
- Show that HP Supports local issues and gives back to the community
- Date of the event: 8 August, 2017
- Venue: Woodmead Country Club, Johannesburg
- Attended by 130 women from the South African IT Industry across our channel and customer community
- R20,000 was raised for POWA
- Toys, and blankets collected for the women’s shelters
- Premium Range of HP Elite products were on display
- Over 100 Sprocket Selfies were taken
- Retail Partner sponsored a 55-inch TV