We’re thrilled to announce that the Chidobe Chaya Processing Center is now operational!
This innovative facility is run by the Chidobe women’s farming co-op and transforms surplus Chaya crops into marketable products like herbal teas, nutritional supplements, and smoothie powders.
Empowering Women Farmers: The Chidobe Chaya Processing Center is Here! Read More »
Dear Friends, As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I’m reflecting upon the many blessings we’ve experienced over the past year at MATTER. We have so much to be thankful for – beginning with YOU, our faithful partners, donors and volunteers. Together, we impacted nearly three million lives this year with improved healthcare, nutrition, education, and
Grateful Together: How You Helped Change Lives Read More »
For the last several years, we’ve been sharing the remarkable journey of the Chaya Tree Project in Zimbabwe. What began as a visionary idea by our dear friend Sandi Young to improve health in Zimbabwe through Chaya has blossomed into a thriving network of women’s farming cooperatives around the country. These resilient women are not
Chaya Kickstarter Campaign Launches! Read More »
If you were anywhere near the small village of Chidobe outside of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, a couple of months ago you would have heard a dozen or more voices raised in joyful, exuberant singing. You probably would have stopped what you were doing to try and figure out what was going on. You would have
Chidobe Chaya Center: Creating a Path to Sustainability Read More »
2022 was an amazing year. People came together like never before to support MATTER’s mission of launching projects to improve communities. Collaborating with our 450 donors, 75 corporate partners, 48 community partners, and 9,000 incredible volunteers, we impacted 3.2 million people this year! Here are a few highlights of what we accomplished together: MATTERbox 75
MATTER 2022 Highlights: A Year of Impact! Read More »
We are currently in the next phase of our Chaya Project in Zimbabwe, raising $50,000 to establish ten women’s farming cooperatives throughout the country. The goal of these co-ops is to train the women on how to grow, propagate and cook Chaya to improve their families’ health and nutrition. The long-term plan is to show
Chaya Co-ops: Connecting Women, Improving Health, Growing a Future Read More »
On this Give to the Max Day, we’re kicking off the next phase of our Chaya campaign in Zimbabwe aimed at empowering women to feed their families, through growing Chaya and community. Our goal is to raise $50,000 toward the establishment of ten women’s farm co-ops around the country. The $5,000 per site cost includes
Growing Chaya and Community: Sandi Young’s You Matter Story Read More »
Welcome to our monthly update on projects that have launched or will soon be launching at MATTER. Ukraine Project: Medical Relief Earlier this month we featured Marco DuBois, an ER nurse from Blaine who works at Allina Health’s Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus. Marco was preparing to travel to Ukraine with medical supplies from MATTER. He was
MATTER Project Updates – May 2022 Read More »
Chaya Tree Project Update As many of you know, my family and I are currently living in Zimbabwe so I can work more closely with our amazing partners here who are impacting this country in some pretty remarkable ways. I know you’ve heard about Love for Africa and its owner, Blessing Munyenyiwa, many times before.
Chaya Tree Project Update Read More »
Every year on April 22, people celebrate Earth Day. The first Earth Day took place in 1970, and today, more than 1 billion people across more than 190 countries participate in Earth Day observances and activities, according to earthday.org. An Earth Day activity is the perfect time to take action to improve our planet! What
Earth Day Activity: Take Action To Improve Our Planet Read More »
