"An Evening of Africa" was a great success!

A huge thanks to the more than 100 friends who came out last Friday night to our “Evening of Africa” at the Wakeman Town Farm in Westport, CT, to support Unite’s work. We are thrilled to share that the event raised $37,000, helping us nearly reach our goal of $50,000 to scale and further develop the Unite Food Program (UFP) in Tanzania this harvest season. These funds will enable Unite to:

1. Purchase maize from 300+ small-scale farmers providing them with fair prices as well as two Agro-Z hermetic bags each, allowing them the safe and secure storage of a portion of their harvest pest-free for use over the coming year.

2. Increase the UFP fleet to facilitate the coordination and transport of the raw maize from the remote rural villages in Western Tanzania to UFP headquarters in Dar es Salaam and then out — as cleaned, processed, and packaged final maize flour products — to retailers, wholesalers, and direct to consumers.

3. Purchase, retrofit, and install a 40-ft container to serve as extra storage for UFP grain inventory.

For those of you who missed the event, click on the hyperlinks below to hear the short talks given by our Unite teammates.

• Introduction and overview of the Unite Food Program by Unite Board Members Nicole Gerber & David Wells

• Remarks by Anty Marche, Unite’s Director of Programs

• Remarks by Lazaro Mahulo, original Sales Manager for the Unite Food Program in Tanzania

Many people asked how they could commission an oil painting by Unite’s partner artist Maliondo Amini. Please click HERE to learn more about how to place an order.

Three of Maliondo’s recent oil paintings. (Center: Maliondo’s self portrait)

A gallery of photographs from the event

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Educational materials featured at the event

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Thank you to everyone who came out in support of Unite and UFP. We are grateful for you! And a special thanks to:

• Ase AmenRa Kariamu: African drumming

• Haley Keane, Graze & Co: Food

• Tanya Murphy: Flowers

• Jennifer Whittle: PR

• Steve & Nicole Gerber: Drinks

• Scarlett Gerber & Jeri Graham: Photography

• Wakeman Town Farm: Venue

• Investment Capital Partners: Corporate Sponsor

We are now in the process of planning more events across the country. If you are interested in hosting a “friend-raiser” at your home or in your community, please email anne@uniteafricafoundation.org or call 314-239-3997. Asante sana! Thank you!