Meeting Amanda Escen for the first time, you’d never guess she’s the mover and shaker behind one of MATTER’s most successful initiatives of the last decade. Humble and unassuming, she shies away from the spotlight, preferring instead to make her mark behind the scenes. And she surely has made her mark here in Minnesota and […]
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Loretta and TK are what we call a “power couple”, a husband-and-wife entrepreneurial team from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Their young business, Loretta’s Coffee, is only five years old but is already dominating the coffee shop market in a town full of tourists who demand a good cup of joe to enjoy while they see the
Collective Community: The Global Collaboration Brewing at Loretta’s Coffee Read More »
In 2022, a very special building opened its doors to the community in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Named The Shamwari Center, after the Shona word meaning friend, this beautiful multi-functional building stands as a testimony to the legacy of one of MATTER’s founders, Dennis Doyle, who passed away in 2021. Honoring Dennis’ strengths as a business
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Have you ever thought about your life and said to yourself, “I want more”? Maybe you’re looking for more purpose. Or more adventure. Or maybe you want to make more of an impact in the world. At MATTER, we can relate. We want more too. For us, we want more communities improved. More lives changed.
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Young and old they came; most traveled on foot, those too weak to walk were carried in rickety handmade carts. For many, the journey had been long and treacherous. Leaving their homes before sunrise, they risked the dangers of the African bush and deadly encounters with its fiercest predators. Nothing was going to stop these
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Imagining the horrors of war is not easy for us in America. Especially a war on our own soil. Yes, we endured a civil war once, but that was a long time ago. We convince ourselves it could never happen again and with that false assurance, we often tune out the news of war in
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Mark your calendars now for YOU MATTER FEST 2023, coming Sunday, September 17, at MATTER HQ in St. Louis Park. Through fun and interactive experiences, this inspiring event will celebrate all the amazing ways your ideas and actions are impacting our world. “This will be a special time highlighting the power of partnerships and collaboration
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There was quite a flurry of excitement earlier this month at the Jeannie Burns Buckner Maternal and Pediatric Hospital in remote Binga, Zimbabwe, when the First Lady, Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa, flew in to tour the hospital and formally open the facility which has been operational since last summer. On hand to greet the First Lady
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She arrives at the refugee camp tired, hungry and desperate. Her two young children, one beside her, the other in her arms, show no emotion. Haunted by fear and hunger, they are silent. Having walked for days in the hot sun, the exhausted trio is ready to collapse. But first, food. Their bodies are screaming
Luol Deng: Championing Hunger Relief in South Sudan Read More »
MATTERbox Update – June 2023 Summer is almost officially here! For many kids in Minnesota, that means long, sunny days of playing outside, swimming in lakes, going to camps, and doing all the things that make summer so fun. Sadly, though, there are tens of thousands of kids in Minnesota that won’t enjoy these summer
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