2007

The inaugral Eat So They Can event took place on the 13th of October 2007 in conjunction with the UN's World Food Day. On this day, people all over the globe held private dinner parties, large and small, and collected donations from their guests. The Funds raised through the parties were then donated to the GVN Foundation and benefitted the Kenyan Children's Fund, supporting Kenyan children in need. Through this collective dinner party, Eat So They Can 2007 raised USD $37,000!

 2008

In 2008, the weekend of the 18th and 19th of October played host to Eat So They Can events across the whole world. This global event raised over USD $55,000 and funds collected through 2008 were used to aid children in our projects in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and South Africa. Because of the success of our previous Eat So They Can event, the focus on fund distribution expanded to our other African partners.

 2009

In 2009, $193,000 was raised largely thanks to our amazing hosts, the GVN Foundation Team and our partner Aberdare Ranges School in Australia! Funds collected from 2009 events will be used to aid children in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Peru. Again, with the incredible support from our donors, it was exciting to change the focus of Eat So They Can as an African fundraiser to one that benefits our partners in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia!

Eat So They Can 2010!

This year we have decided we want to do more. Not only is it important to support all of our partners, we want to do a better job with advocacy and raising awareness to the specific issues we help support. Eat So They Can 2010 will continue to raise money to support the immediate needs of developing communities but our goal is to focus on projects that create long-term and sustainable solutions through donations. The four important causes Eat So They Can will target are; orphaned and vulnerable children, women's empowerment, emergency relief and anti-child trafficking.

We know 2010 will be a big year for us and we hope you will join and help us reach our goal of $500,000 for the Global Children's Fund!