{"id":74994,"date":"2021-03-10T04:57:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T17:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=74994"},"modified":"2021-03-10T23:52:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T12:52:06","slug":"esther-education-perfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/esther-education-perfit\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun and fitness for women\u2019s education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WORKOUT for Women this Saturday morning in Ballarat North.<\/p>\n<p>PerFit Training Centre will host a fundraiser for the Esther Education Foundation, a Ballarat-run charity which sponsors girls and women so they can gain access to an education in their developing countries.<\/p>\n<p>Lecturer Mellita Jones founded the charity in 2018, having travelled to the Solomon Islands with Australian Catholic University\u2019s teaching students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 23-year-old girl there called Esther was desperate to become a teacher. She came to me asking what I could do to help,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen she was 16, her father had tried to marry her off to a 60-year-old man to settle a dispute between two villages. She ran away, tried to fend for herself, and get an education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Jones assisted Esther to finish year 11 and 12, get into teachers\u2019 college, and become a qualified teacher.<\/p>\n<p>The Esther Education Foundation was born of her \u201ccourageous\u201d story and life experience. Applicants can apply for a scholarship if they\u2019re from a developing area, and their gender has impacted their ability to access education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is huge research that talks about the importance of educating women, and what that does in terms of a community ripple effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey educate their children, have less children, and then there are environmental and social impacts there,\u201d Ms Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important that we support these women, give them opportunities and make a difference. They live in countries where gender inequity is quite overt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PerFit managing director, Anthony Ebery said the Workout for Women is open to anyone of any age and fitness level, including families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a mixture of working out, teambuilding and fun, including minute-to-win-it-style games,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t just be sweating it out for a couple of hours, there\u2019ll be lots of laughter as we raise awareness and funds for the Foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Register via <a href=\"http:\/\/esthereducationfoundation.org\/events\"><strong>esthereducationfoundation.org\/events <\/strong><\/a>by midday on Friday, 12 March. Individuals can participate for $30, students or concessions are $25, and families are $50.<\/p>\n<p>Bring a buddy to be eligible for the family rate and 100 per cent of all proceeds go to the Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Arrive at 9am on Saturday, 13 March for registrations before activities kick off at 9.30am. 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