The Chaya Project
Forty participants from Greenline Africa recently took part in Chaya nutritional training. The training covered several essential topics, including Chaya safety protocols, testing methodologies, and products made from Chaya. Participants significantly increased their knowledge and confidence in Chaya safety and testing. Plans are underway for follow-up training sessions!
Chaya Social Hour with Sandi
An inspiring afternoon of art, story, and impact
Please join MATTER and Sandi Young for a Chaya Social Gathering, an uplifting afternoon featuring Sandi’s Chaya story, a Q&A, and a showcase of her original art and Chaya products.
Enjoy light appetizers, drinks, and meaningful conversation as you learn more about the Chaya project and how you can be part of growing its future.
Event Details
📍 Location: Shamwari Minnesota (at MATTER)
📅 Date: October 28
⏰ Time: 4:30–6:30 PM
RSVP by October 21
We hope you’ll join us for this special afternoon of creativity, connection, and purpose!
MATTERbox
MATTER was proud to partner with GSF, who participated in a MATTERbox packing event across five locations in four states with 50 employees packing 2,400 snack packs! GSF USA is a global cleaning services company dedicated to providing clean environments by hiring, developing, and leading a professional cleaning staff. They focus on sustainability and use advanced equipment and techniques to ensure high-quality cleaning while minimizing environmental impact.
Lisa Cleaver, Director of Human Resources for GSF USA, shared, “Together, we packed more than just boxes — we packed hope. 💙 Across multiple GSF locations, our teams joined forces to support MATTER and make a difference in our communities.”
Learn more about MATTERbox Employee Engagement events HERE!
Samkele Park
Construction has officially begun on Zimbabwe’s first skateboarding park at Samkele Park! Thanks to the leadership of Robby Kimmel and the incredible partnership with Wonders Around the World, this dream is becoming a reality. Wonders is a global nonprofit that builds skateparks, and for this project, 15 volunteers from 10 countries are dedicating five weeks to make it happen.
We are also collaborating with a local recycling initiative called Ele-Collection to incorporate recycled plastic pellets into the cement which substitutes for natural aggregates such as quarry stone. This is the first skatepark in the world to incorporate these recycled aggregates, and we we are so proud to be not only helping the community with this park, but also to be saving the environment of the many wild animals who call Vic Falls home.
Samkele Park is fulfilling its mission to become a welcoming home for the youth to spread positivity and creativity. Concrete will start getting poured next week and the hope is that this will open beginning of November! Stay tuned for more updates!
Education
Jamf, an important partner with MATTER Education, recently held JNUC 2025, a user conference.
Tsitsi Murohoke, Community Education Program Manager, Africa, speaking at JNUC, highlighted how Innovation Hubs are making a real difference in Zimbabwean schools.
“Jamf and MATTER have partnered with 12 schools, impacting over 2,000 primary and high school students,” said Murohoke.
At the K-12 sites, students use Jamf School, Jamf Teacher, Apple Classroom, Jamf Safe Internet and App Catalog. Programming emphasizes communication, empathy, self-efficacy, teamwork and time management, preparing students for the next step: the MATTER Career Readiness Institute.
There, students progress through Apple Swift certifications, Jamf fundamental courses and computer science courses, while employer partners help design an apprenticeship-style curriculum aimed at real-world career readiness.
In less than two years, the institute has placed 25 full-time employees, with 20 students in training. Jamf itself has hired graduates to work on a variety of teams.
With recent funding commitments, the institute plans to double enrollment to 50 students and build a Workforce Development Center for up to 100 employees from multiple companies.
Excerpted from Jamf’s blog: full post found HERE.
Loan Project
Loan business training is underway!
Lorraine, the facilitator of the most recent session, led highly engaging and interactive training, with the first week providing the foundation of Sinapis Aspire. This included topics like discerning our calling, identifying and testing our assumptions, knowing ourselves and building a team.