Tag: south africa
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The Carrot & The Shotgun
Sep 14th 2009
Recently, MAZON welcomed Bob Forney, former President & CEO of the Chicago Stock Exchange & America’s Second Harvest (now Feeding America) into our offices to share the successes of his current efforts with The Global Foodbanking Network. Founded in 2006 as a collaboration between Feeding America, Food Banks Canada, Red Argentina de Bancos de Alimentos & ... continue reading »
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MAZON Mission to South Africa, Day 7
Jan 28th 2008
The MAZON mission started our day with a visit to the shanty-town of Alex (short for Alexandris). It was for many years called the ‘dark city’. Until 10 years ago there was no running water, sewage, electricity and was never accepted as part of the municipality of Johannesburg. It is a very dense place with ... continue reading »
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MAZON Mission to South Africa, Day 4
Jan 25th 2008
The MAZON Mission continued its journey to visit our grantees in the field and see first hand their effects and workings. Yesterday we visited IKAMVA LABANTU (“the future of our nation”). One thing we continue to see in the field of anti-hunger whether it’s in Brooklyn or the townships of Cape Town, is the importance ... continue reading »
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MAZON Mission to South Africa, Day 3
Jan 24th 2008
The MAZON mission started our day visiting one of our newer grantees: African Solutions for African Problems (ASAP). ASAP works at training women in the townships to care and feed for HIV AIDS children. We were all impressed with the level of commitment that the leadership that one individual can make. ASAP has been working ... continue reading »
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MAZON Mission to South Africa, Days 1 & 2
Jan 23rd 2008
The MAZON mission members have arrived safely in Cape Town, South Africa and we hit the road running. On our first full day we did a site visit and volunteer work for an organization called the WAREHOUSE, which is operated by the Anglican Church. The executive director, Craig Stewart, gave us an overview of their ... continue reading »
