BBC donates to Breadline Africa
So those that follow me on Twitter would have seen a few mentions about The BBC. We at Breadline Africa have been in touch with some of the staff of The BBC Box project to discuss all the details about the last leg of this container’s journey. We are delighted to announce that the BBC in conjunction with The Box project is donating their container to us! The container will arrive on the shores of Cape Town at the end of October and Breadline Africa will convert the container into a soup kitchen and a playschool. The converted container will be placed in a poor community that lives in a shanty town in the Western Cape.
BBC News has been following this container around the world for a year to tell stories of globalisation and the world economy. The journey started with a consignment of Scotch whisky and the box has since travelled to countries including China, the US, Japan and Brazil. The BBC and Breadline Africa initiative is a fitting partnership as Breadline Africa is the one of the biggest converters of containers into useful community structures.
We are incredibly grateful to the BBC for this generous donation as it will change the lives of so many people. This much needed container will help the impoverished community to start cooking meals for their most vulnerable members especially during winter time.
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Containers, Donations | admin September 21, 2009
