25 Female African Farmers to Receive Life-Changing Funding

 

$2,500 Raised to Offer Equitable & Sustainable Change

 

Health Bear Food Company has a mission. “To make the world a more sustainable and equitable planet for all living things through plant-based food”. With the help of our philanthropic advisor Johanna Mahal, Health Bear was able to facilitate a fundraising event in May 2023 that amassed in $2,500 in donations to be gifted to Opportunity International’s Agricultural Finance Fund. This gift will give 25 women and their families financial services and savings, farming support and access to fair market prices in Africa.

Stefanie Beasley, Chris Laughlin, Lisa Matar, Johanna Mahal
Panel Discussion ‘Local, National & International Women in Food’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How did we do it?! A suggested donation of $50 from each attendee was collected. The first $1,000 was matched by corporate sponsor Synopsys. At the end, $2,500 will be given to the Agricultural Finance Fund!

 

As we celebrate Mother’s Day, it is awe inspiring to think of the gifts we were able to give to mothers other side of the globe. Hard-working farmers will be given the chance to take their families out of extraordinary poverty into a life of prosperity and hope.

Our mission at Health Bear is coming to fruition and for that, we say THANK YOU to all who contributed during our event. If you would like to join us in contributing to Opportunity International’s Agricultural Finance Fund, follow the link below and give on our website at checkout.

https://healthbearfood.com/donations/

Ending Extreme Poverty for Female Farmers of Africa

Health Bear is partnering Opportunity International, a Chicago based, global non-profit whose mission is to design, deliver, and scale innovative financial solutions to help families living in extreme poverty. Johanna Mahal, director of Philanthropy at the non profit organization will take our consolidated gifts to given to agricultural finance initiatives. Managed through Opportunity International, the money provided to farmers in the Sub-Saharan African region will enhance their efforts to grow more sustainable and profitable crop and increase production. Our collected support will break the cycle of extreme poverty for generations.

Be a part of the change and give when you checkout at www.healthbearfood.com.

“Health Bear and Opportunity International are coordinating with female farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to enhance their farming practices, improve their harvests, feed their families, send their children to school and break the cycle of poverty” states Johanna Mahal, resident of Menlo Park, CA and Director of Philanthropy at Opportunity International.

“I started Health Bear Protein Oatmeal with the intention of bringing healthy food to busy people looking to find a quick, healthy solution for breakfast” says founder Lisa Matar. “With grab-and-go food at our fingertips, we can start our days off right but easily forget there are millions of people in the world that have a hard time getting the food they need to thrive”. This is precisely the reason Health Bear Food Company has partnered with Opportunity.

Matar states, “In all reality, I have something in common with these female farmers. We are all business women working diligently every day to move our businesses in the right direction to have something to inherit to our children. There is nothing more powerful than women supporting women. It is my joy and pleasure to help them grow their businesses.

Visit www.healthbearfood.com and give to Opportunity International at checkout

Health Bear Food Company’s Mission: “To make the world a more sustainable and equitable planet for all living things through plant based food”
Founded by Lisa Matar and established 2019
Media Contact: Lisa Matar – lisa@healthbearfood.com – 619-742-0315