Economic Growth South Africa Project #49984

Empowering Youth in S. Africa - Marias Restaurant

by Airline Ambassadors

Project Report | Feb 8, 2021
Lets keep raising money

By Jhoanny Perez | Restaurant Coach & Project Leader

Screenshot from Lisa who's helping Maria

Hi All,

Maria has recieved the money raised so far this past week and she is very excited to get the project started.

They have requested $500 in additional donations to make sure Maria can get everything she needs confortably (see screenshot)...

Also, after the $500 lets keep raising money so that shes able to scale this mobile kitchen in a year or less to a restaurant!

The kids are very excited!

Thank you again for making this possible!! Every donation small or big matters.

Please share this project on your social media, with friends and your network.

This is about food security, sustanability and local econimic impact!

Your project leader:

Jhoanny Perez

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Jan 14, 2021
REPORT JAN 14TH - BUYING A MOBILE KITCHEN

By JHOANNY PEREZ | PROJECT LEADER & RESTAURANT COACH

Dear supporters and donors,

I Jhoanny, Maria, Lisa (Marias local friend) & the kids want to immensely thank you for your support and generosity in our journey to raising funds so that Maria is able to not only have more food security but also own her own business where the kids will also have a chance to learn life skills and grow in a market that is always growing: the food business.

I am happy to announce that so far with the matching fund we were able to raise the amount of $2,639.00. These funds will be fully available to Airline Ambassadors by January 23rd and will be sent all to Maria bank account in South africa.

Maria will receive the funds and with the help of Lisa, a local friend she plans to buy a mobile kitchen and serve food from it at different locations (like a spot on the main road where Maria stays) this road has no option as of now for drivers to have takeaway food. Also she will change spots where buildings exist and construction workers, and other businesses are well trafficked so that she can hit sales. Lisa will be helping Maria design a menu and present certain meals.

As a team, we came to this slightly change of plans, due to the fact that raising money to open a full restaurant will take 6 months - 1 year and will take a lot more fundraising efforts., Instead, what Maria and Lisa came up with was the idea of starting a bit smaller, and we can keep raising money and scale it from there.

Attached are pictures of the mobile kitchen they plan to purchase.

We are so excited and again thank you for making this happen. Without your support non of this would have been possible!

MOBILE KITCHEN THAT MARIA IS PURCHASING

MOBILE KITCHEN

MARIA IS SO EXCITED TO GET THIS MOBILE KITCHEN

MARIAS MESSAGE TO JHOANNY ABOUT PLANS FOR FUNDS

GETTING A MOBILE KITCHEN AND SCALING FROM THERE

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