The Uplift Project - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 15 Aug 2019 06:29:02 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg The Uplift Project - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 NZ women uplifting Pacific sisters with free bras https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/08/15/uplify-project-bras-nz-fiji/ Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:51:04 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=120334 Forget about burning them - bras donated by New Zealand women are giving their sisters in the Pacific a new sense of freedom. More than 1500 bras collected by women's networks in two government departments have been donated to The Uplift Project, supporting women of the Pacific Islands who've never owned a bra. The room Read more

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Forget about burning them - bras donated by New Zealand women are giving their sisters in the Pacific a new sense of freedom.

More than 1500 bras collected by women's networks in two government departments have been donated to The Uplift Project, supporting women of the Pacific Islands who've never owned a bra.

The room was full of countless boxes packed full of bras, ready to go to Fiji - for women eager to holster "the girls".

A charity called The Uplift Project has been collecting and distributing bras and underwear to women in remote areas - giving them access to a properly fitted, good quality bra. Read more

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