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GraceKennedy’s Journey to 1000 and the fight to eradicate hunger

Impacting Jamaica

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Episode  ·  29:04  ·  Jun 27, 2021

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Hunger is a challenge for many college students with limited financial resources. Caroline Mahfood, the chief executive officer of the GraceKennedy Foundation, shares how the charity is tackling the issue with the GK Campus Connect Food Bank, which provides over 100 students with food packages on a monthly basis.She also discloses that the foundation is working with The Ocean Clean-up to tackle the issue of pollution in the Kingston Harbour, for which the first phase of a pilot project will begin in September.Additionally, Tankita Chance-Wilson, the chief executive officer of the Grace and Staff Community Development Foundation, tells Impacting Jamaica Host John Myers Jr about 'The Journey to 1000', as parent company GraceKennedy prepares to commemorate 100 years of operations in Jamaica next year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29m 4s  ·  Jun 27, 2021

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