The Lunch Project – USA to Africa, Africa to USA

Through my work as a writer, I’ve met some incredible people and learned about some incredible stories. Rebecca Wofford is one such incredible person with a truly incredible and inspiring story. Rebecca and I actually went to college together but we haven’t seen each other since we graduated in 1994. We got back in touch through Heidi Walker, who is my co-author and who asked Rebecca to be interviewed for our project Inspiring Global Entrepreneurs. Rebecca told us all about her organization called The Lunch Project and how she started it up. This is their mission statement:

The Lunch Project believes all children should have a chance to succeed and that the key to prosperity and growth for individuals and communities is education. We further believe in fostering a sense of philanthropy and global awareness in all people.

The Lunch Project’s goal is to provide long-term financial support to enable Tanzanian mothers to cook and serve a nutritional meal to schoolchildren in Tanzanian primary schools so children will be better equipped to learn. The Lunch Project also seeks to educate children in the U.S. about global philanthropy.

The Lunch Project provides the fuel to learn and the education to serve – one bowl at a time.

I was so inspired by what Rebecca is doing that I’ve signed my company up to sponsor them on a monthly basis. I provide lunch for 900 children once a month. My own children are so proud of me that I do this and my daughter, Anna Grace has already asked me how we can write to them because she wants to know more about their lives and their school. My 12 year old son said when he’s older and can work, he wants to support charities like this too – he has a nutritious and filling lunch every day at school and says that all children deserve to have the same. Jonah doesn’t exactly understand at the moment, but he is only 4 so that’s OK. And eventually he will understand it. My only wish is that I could provide even more lunches. However, as that’s not possible for us, I’d like to encourage other families and parents in Britain to sponsor The Lunch Project as well and in doing so, we’re not only supporting The Lunch Project but we’re also raising awareness about global philanthropy.

Right now, it’s USA to Africa and Africa to USA. Let’s help make it UK to Africa and Africa to UK too!

Watch this video and listen to Rebecca’s story and learn about The Lunch Project – you will be inspired. And find out more about their work here. There are many ways to donate and support The Lunch Project. You don’t have to do what I’ve done, you can make a one-off donation if you like. Even simply spreading the word would be really helpful to them because the more people they reach, the more support they will have and the more awareness we will create about it in the UK. Like them on FB so you can help spread the word.

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Meghan Fenn is the author of Bringing Up Brits and co-author of Inspiring Global Entrepreneurs with Heidi Mulligan Walker. Meghan is also the Director and Chief Designer at her own design company, White Ochre Design Ltd.  And, she is an award winning expat blogger.