I invite you to be a part of feeding the hungry living in poverty in Egoli South Africa and the surrounding area. Today, a few times a week, the neediest of people of Egoli get a light meal brought in by the local Mountain View Community Centre of porridge, bread, and sometimes chicken broth soup. Through this fund and volunteer distribution efforts, we would like to provide additional food in Egoli by delivering food to each household they can prepare on their own with water. The goal of this fund is to provide at least a bag of food (6 meals) to every person in Egoli (~7,000 people), as far as funding and distribution resources allow. This fund can also provide food to people in other squatter camps in the area (~25,000 people). Arrangements were made by the International Sports Federation & Chick-Fil-A for 70 gap-year students to visit Egoli and the surrounding areas in January 2023. One of the many things these students did was to pack and distribute food in the area. We now continue to work with Risa Against Hunger to use these funds to distribute food into Egoli and the surrounding areas! A special thanks to Cisco who is positively impacting our communities and people in poverty. South Africa plays an important role in helping Cisco achieve a goal of positively impacting one billion lives by 2025. Anyone can donate here and Cisco employees will also get a matching gift making your donation go twice as far! Cisco employees can reach out to Dave Dibert to help or hear more personal stories from his visits there. Cisco Employees: Please use this fund for a matching gift: https://cisco.brightfunds.org/funds/feeding-the-hungry-in-south-africa Additional Information Feeding photos on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc44oohs-k8/ • https://www.instagram.com/p/CPxAbP1s4FN/ Taking the Egoli kids to the beach (some for the first time in their lives): • https://youtu.be/peY5uQoNAdI • https://youtu.be/sfyWS1adopQ Drone video of the Mountain View Dream Centre and the surrounding Egoli area: • https://youtu.be/kp67AyeCoCY Egoli / Mountain View Dream Centre Documentary (15 min.): https://youtu.be/uydL6FRvefI Locations: • Egoli: https://goo.gl/maps/p3Wvvj815m3uBSGs6 (includes a 360-degree aerial view) • Mountain View Dream Centre: https://goo.gl/maps/hS1wZ8dcdLnvrFhh9 Thank you! • Rise Against Hunger: https://rahafrica.org/ • Chick-Fil-A: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/about/giving-back/ • Cisco Foundation Matching Gifts: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/csr/impact/cisco-foundation.html • Mountain View Dream Centre: http://mountainviewdreamcentre.com/ • International Sports Foundation: https://www.sportsmissions.com/ For anyone that provides a donation of $50 USD or more to this fund, we are also providing a POAP as a memento of your support for these lovely people. To claim, contact Dave Dibert on LinkedIn, Webex, or Twitter @dibert with the date and time of your gift, and if a donation of a qualified amount came in at that time, Dave will send you a POAP. (Offer expires March 12, 2023) POAPs are digital mementos, minted in celebration of life's remarkable moments. Each POAP is a gift from an issuer to collectors, in celebration of a special shared memory. By minting these memories to the blockchain, collectors build a rich tapestry of tokenized experiences that unlock a world of possibilities. More info about POAPs can be found at https://poap.xyz/. The POAP issued for this cause can be seen at https://poap.gallery/event/65881

Team, thanks for giving what you can to make a difference to those in need.

Driven by the vision of a world without hunger, Rise Against Hunger is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to emergencies. Please consider donating to this fund in support of this mission and the collaboration between the RAH team and Cisco for FY22’s Illuminate Your Learning!

Let's get together to support Rise Against Hunger!

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King's Day, let's use this fund to donate to Rise Against Hunger. They are the organization we have hosted in the past few years, where we packed 10,000 bags of food.

Connect with people around you in a fun and healthy way while giving back to the community ! Joi the low-sugar Challenge initiated by ECN and in collaboration with the House of Pavelka; An introductory session with nutritionist Joy Skipper, will guide you on the positive impact that reducing sugar intake gives you. Learn how you can find ways to reduce sugar and still enjoy the same foods, with more energy, balance and cognitive power. Afterwards, the Challenge is a great way to have shared experiences with your colleagues and teams while helping others in need. To start 2021 off on the right foot and take part in the challenge please sign up here https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/8d8d8980c79a495f81ae1beb4217bd3a and don’t forget to place your $5 donation to this fund. As you go on with the challenge, reward yourself by donating to charity or if you've been cheating you may also donate to feel better about yourself!

Rise Against Hunger, an international humanitarian organization, is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to emergencies. CGEM EMEAR Team during the sommer is willing to collect 2030 USD to provide 6000 meals for communities facing food insecurity. Everyone is invited, everyone could take the challenge and help to achieve this goal. Why 2030 USD- this is related the goal of UN to solve the Hunger problem till 2030! And amazing CGEM EMEAR family is ready to help to get this done!

namely a walk or a run for a minimum of 3 miles or 5 km - do at home, in the park nearby, with family, friends or a dog or creating a team, anytime in October with culmination on October 16th when World Food Day is celebrated! The global health crisis presents many challenges to our daily routines, but finding ways to stay active while giving back doesn’t have to be one of them! In honor of the children who inspire us daily, and to pursue serving the school feeding programs that support them, are you up for the challenge of running (or walking!) the distance they walk to school, or to school and back? In honor of the children who inspire us daily, and to pursue serving the school feeding programs that support them, are you up for the challenge of running (or walking!) the distance they walk to school, or to school and back? This year has been one of incredible challenges for families across the globe, the effects of COVID 19 have caused global hunger to almost double For those facing hunger and food insecurity in Africa, the impact has been even more severe Rise Against Hunger has created a special virtual engagement opportunity to enable continuity in our support to the children we serve in Zimbabwe.

Hunger doesn't have to exist-- let's end it together.

Giving back initiative by Direct Tax team on which Rise against hunger was selected to be supported by the team

This year has been challenging for so many, but we can all come together to help put food on the table for families.

Team - thank you in advance for your contributions!

Did you know that millions of people around the world do not have the food they need to live healthy lives? In the countries RAH serves worldwide, children walk about 3 miles to school each day. This journey leads to education AND nutritious Rise Against Hunger meals. Together with Rise Against Hunger we’re on a journey to create a hunger-free world by 2030. To reach our goal, RAH has developed initiatives through four pathways: Nourishing Lives, Empowering Communities, Responding to Emergencies, Growing the Movement. Learn more about our pathways here -> https://vimeo.com/397004162 Take a step by donating today! It's a step on the path to Zero Hunger by 2030 -> https://vimeo.com/332501722 You can also join our CX Global Operations active challenge that is starting on 20th April and is on until 30th April 2021. This event is hosted by CX Global Operations and is available to anyone at Cisco - lets stay active and end poverty together! https://cisco.brightfunds.org/volunteering/scheduled_events/3359.

Together, we can feed 100 kids for a full year! A small donation can be more impactful than any of us would think! Did you know $75 is enough money to nourish a child for a year? Thank you for your contribution!

The COVID-19 crisis has brought about so many challenges to our world. One that is extremely important to address is hungry children. For many, schools remain closed, parents are out of work and millions of children have lost their access to the only food they may receive on a daily basis. The World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that at least 310 million children are fed at school. That is a staggering amount of children who are hungry and are in dire need of support. As we enter a new phase of the virus and head into the winter months, this crisis will only get worse. No kid should ever go hungry. So, how do we help? Act Now! A contribution to this fund is evenly distributed between the following non profit organizations & matched by Cisco.

Supporting nonprofit organizations that focus on food service to alleviate hunger and distribute food to those in our communities that are in need or facing unexpected situations.

Supporting nonprofit organizations that focus on food service to alleviate hunger and distribute food to those in our communities that are in need or facing unexpected situations.

Every day, millions of people around the world experience chronic hunger and food insecurity, despite the world's supply of food resources. Chronic hunger not only impacts physical health, but emotional health and growth and development, with several more far-reaching and often devastating impacts. World hunger is a symptom of several root causes, including poverty, conflict, famine, disease, natural disasters/climate change, global economics, and issues with food availability and accessibility, among others. The following organizations are working towards their shared mission of solving the global hunger crisis. These organizations provide food resources to communities in need around the world, prepare and distribute meals during times of crisis and disaster, implement sustainable food programs, and develop policies to drive food distribution and improve food accessibility worldwide. Your donation to this Fund will help these organizations work towards the ultimate goal of reaching zero hunger by 2030.

An inclusive, diverse environment that positively impacts people, society, and the planet is the foundation of Cisco’s thriving culture. Rise Against Hunger supports safety net programs that provide nourishment, as well as additional skills training or services that support the difficult journey out of poverty. Join Cisco and Rise Against Hunger to provide meals in schools to encourage increased enrollment and attendance, and meals distributed in hospitals and clinics to support patients’ nutritional needs and complement their treatments. All donations will be matched up to $10,000 USD as part of your annual matching allocation from the Cisco Foundation.