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feeding 500 families

15. Mai 2020

The Matchbox team on the ground has distributed 500 food parcels to the children of our 4 daycare centers and their families. These parcels will nurture them for a whole week, which makes up to 14.000 meals!

CORONA lock-down

15 April 2020

South Africa has announced a total lock-down to protect the population from CORONA infections! As well as any public life, our daycare centers are closed and the families in our communities have to isolate themselves in mostly small houses.

a new jungle gym

15 Dezember 2019

Thanks 💛 to Shannon Lee, producer of the the WARRIORS series, and the actors Jo Taslim, Kimberly Leo, Perry Yung, Maria Gonzalez Laas und Sekiya Billman for their support! Their private donations facilitated the construction of this new jungle gym at the INJONGO educare center in Mfuleni.

Unfuck the planet

01 November 2019

As a side product of the INNOGY Design Sprint, this very cool UNFUCK THE PLANET shirt was created. A large amount of participants ‚bought‘ it in return for a donation to MATCHBOX!

WARRIOR actors visit INJONGO

01 Juni 2019

The actors from the WARRIOR series, which is beeing produced in CT, visited our INJONGO crèche in Mfuleni 💛 THANKS A MILLION to Shannon Lee, who encouraged a 10.000$ donation from the American TV provider HBO and the actors Jo Taslim, Kimberly Leo, Perry Yung, Maria Gonzalez Laas and Sekiya Billman for their time, for those huge donations and for causing such a great difference!

Willich ALL-STARS playing for Matchbox

12 Mai 2019

The WILLICH ALL-STARS football team from our hometown in Germany has played against the WEISSWEILER ELF from Borussia Mönchengladbach, with a few senior football ledgens in their rows.

The Matchbox party!

01 Mai 2019

Launching the Matchbox art program JAHRESGABE was an amazing party! The 100 original artworks got nearly sold out.

EXTENDING INJONGO

16 April 2019

Since the need for qualified support for young children is huge in Mfuleni, Matchbox has built two new classrooms for INJONGO.

INVITATION - JAHRESGABE 2019

01 April 2019

We ll present the new edition of the JAHRESGABE art program on the 30th of April in Willich, Germany. Join us for a glass of South African redwine and delicious snacks and especially for a little ‘dance into May’ as it is tradition in our region. We are looking forward to celebrate with you and in case you forgot – the next day is public holiday!

Moosheide 140 in 47877 Willich, Germany on Tuesday, 30th of April from 7 pm

READY TO ROCK

16 März 2019

Over the past 5 years those 45 children have been looked after by the care givers of INJONGO Educare Center in Mfuleni. They were held, fed, read to, listened to, cared for and loved as they developed into those beautiful young people. They are proud to enter school this year and ready for an exciting future.