Project Description Region: Africa Country: Zimbabwe Location: Zimbabwe Africa Total Budget: $67,225 Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Basic education and literacy This Breakfast Feeding Program for kids that attend rural bush schools in Zimbabwe Africa. This feeding program was established in 2018 by Rotarian, Gib Leonard, from the Washington DC Club 7620 and The Buy a Brick Foundation. PLEASE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THIS PROGRAM IS. 1. In hundreds of case children may go days without food. 2. This Breakfast Feeding Program has encouraged kids to come to school so they can get a hot meal each morning and keeps them focused on their school lessons. 3. At the end of December 2019 right before the Christmas break 12,000 children were being fed. Then Covid hit and the schools in Zimbabwe were shut down and then opened then shut down for a period of a year and a half. LETS FAST FORWARD FROM COVID 2020 TO NOW. 1. Zimbabwe, Africa has been in a drought 4 of the past 5 years. The corn crop production has dropped to extreme lows. 2. Zimbabwe is trying hard to import corn which can then be ground into a finely ground up corn which is their main Staple food for the country. This staple food is called Mealie Meal TOGETHER WE CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. WE NEED TO IMPORT CORNS, GRIND THE CORNS AND DISTRIBUTE TO THE SCHOOLS. 1. Corns are available in the neighboring country of Zambia. Because the corns are for the children and within The Ministry of Educational System there are NO DUTY TAXES DUE. 2. We have the boots on the ground who have been grinding the corn in the past so this program can be re-started in a short period of time. 3. We need a 7 ton truck to transport the corn from Zambia into Zimbabwe. 4. We need yearly sponsorship of $24,615 from other Rotarian Clubs around the world to purchase the corn. 5. We need yearly sponsorship of $7735 for fuel. 6. We need to purchase a $34,875usd 7 ton truck. 7. We have been given the list of all the Primary Schools in the Hwange West School District which also has every child's name on it. Please join us with your Grant Dollars to reach over 21,000 children by providing a hot Breakfast with Mealie Meal EACH DAY of the School Year. The groundwork and distribution has been set up and in operation for years, now we need to continue to supply the ground up corns and expand this program. Please Join us in this Most Needed Breakfast Feeding Program that has been established for years. The Buy a Brick Foundation and Rotarian Gib Leonard have over $35,235usd in this program to date. Together the Solution to this Feeding Program will be realized and the goal of feeding over 21,000 children a day with be accomplished. Thanks for saying YES. Primary Host Partner District: 7620 Rotary Club of: Washington, D.C. Primary Contact: Gib Leonard Email: gibleonard@gmail.com Primary International Partner We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Recording a pledge will make you the Primary International Partner for this project. Project Status Need $55,225 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2022-23 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Washington, D.C. (7620) 20-Jun-23 $12,000 $0 $12,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $55,225 - $55,225 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $0 $0 Total $67,225 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 28-Mar-23 by Gib Leonard System Entry: Creation of project page. 20-Jun-23 by Gib Leonard System Entry: Pledge of $12,000 by Gib Leonard of the Rotary Club of Washington, D.C., District 7620.