{"id":74,"date":"2022-06-08T08:35:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T08:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2022-08-22T09:21:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T09:21:24","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74\" class=\"elementor elementor-74\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e7965e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6e7965e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28b9b19\" data-id=\"28b9b19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c781d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c781d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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This was during alcohol sale restrictions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3d336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc3d336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MS-Cooker_resized-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-298\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MS-Cooker_resized-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MS-Cooker_resized-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MS-Cooker_resized-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-446cb19\" data-id=\"446cb19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165da28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"165da28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca14f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca14f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many keen <a href=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/volunteer\/\">volunteers<\/a> contributed by chopping vegetables and distributing the soup to impoverished areas of Cape Town. The idea soon gained momentum with key corporate donors like Premier Brands (Blue Ribbon bread) and The Allan &amp; Gill Gray Philanthropy Initiative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ad423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5ad423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MS-Volunteers-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MS-Volunteers-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MS-Volunteers-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MS-Volunteers-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 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The initiative was named Mother City Kitchen. We launched mid 2022, and aim to continue making nutritious soup and other meals on a daily basis. More on that in <a href=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/what-we-do\/\">&#8216;what we do&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43cbe8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43cbe8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We want to see this efficient model expanded and replicated, so that City Kitchens are established throughout South Africa and beyond. Help us achieve this goal, GCU &amp; Mother City Kitchen are authorised to issue S18A donation certificates for <a href=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/donate\/\">donations<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47a9879 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47a9879\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e80f91a\" data-id=\"e80f91a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d663fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d663fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/soup.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/soup.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/soup-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/soup-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-451825e\" data-id=\"451825e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae69b76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae69b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MCK-Sign.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-215\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MCK-Sign.jpg 700w, https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MCK-Sign-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c35da65\" data-id=\"c35da65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117a16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"117a16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Boilers_012_resized.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-214\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Boilers_012_resized.jpg 700w, https:\/\/mothercitykitchen.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Boilers_012_resized-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are Our Story After visiting a soup kitchen during the COVID lockdown of March 2020, Andre Viljoen, the owner of Woodstock Brewery, realised his large industrial cookers could bere-purposed to make soup. 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