Jacaranda FM Buys R25 000 Art Piece To Give 26 Women Mammograms
Nonhlanhla Sephula is a single mother of three sons. They are her pride and joy. They were also her rock through the toughest journey of her life: breast cancer. Nonhli, as her friends call her, was diagnosed with breast cancer on 5 June 2021. She discovered a lump, while sitting at a restaurant with her children celebrating one of her son’s birthdays.
Nonhli made an appointment with her GP, who referred her for a mammogram and sonar test. She doesn’t have a medical aid and was shocked at the expense of a mammogram and all the tests that go with it. She also realised how little she knew about breast cancer and the hard treatment road she was going to have to walk.
One thing, however, didn’t change: her will to live for her sons. The four of them took this battle head-on and with the help of amazing doctors, surgery and radiation, Nonhli was declared cancer-free in August this year.
While on her cancer journey, Nonhli realised how many women in disadvantaged communities did not have access to proper breast cancer treatment and information - so she founded the Risima Foundation, a Non-Profit Organisation aimed at helping women who cannot afford mammograms, to receive them.
Nonhli’s Risima Foundation held a fundraiser and mobile mammogram screening day at Irene Link, on Saturday 28 October 2023 to raise enough funds to host a mobile screening day once a month and benefit women who cannot afford to pay the R950 per screening. The fundraising was done through pieces of art, drawn by her youngest son, 16-year old Mxolisi, who drew their family’s breast cancer journey.
In a bid to support the good that Nonhli is doing, Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels Fund has bought one of the works of art for R25 000 - enough to fund 26 mammograms for women in need.
About Jacaranda FM
Jacaranda FM broadcasts at 94.2 FM from Midrand, Gauteng and is one of the most popular radio stations with a substantial footprint across Mzansi. The station has a bilingual (English and Afrikaans) commercial license in the country; broadcasting regionally across Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the North West Province.
Jacaranda FM also carries a national footprint through streaming audio on www.jacarandafm.com or the Jacaranda FM App. The multi-channel media brand provides an array of popular talent, easy-listening music, radio programming, social media engagement, concerts, online shopping, as well as sporting and social events.
Sustainable community initiatives form part of Jacaranda FM’s DNA with Good Morning Angels helping people and communities in need for the past 18 years. The station engages with over 4 million people across their platforms monthly, and provides market access for thousands of businesses seeking to engage a loyal South African community.
