Jeanette Colbert is an amazing woman. She went to South Africa for 3 weeks in 2003, and fell in love with the land and its people. She returned a year later, and has not looked back. Jeanette co-founded Global Community Rising, a group involved in many projects in the rural areas of Mpumalanga, South Africa, including agriculture and the arts, with the goal of “empowering orphans, vulnerable children, and adults in the rural areas of Mpumalanga, South Africa, to stand up for themselves and become more sustainable in their lives.”

Current GCR projects include:
• Cunningmore Community Vegetable Garden Project
• Schools and Community Vegetable Garden Projects
• Youth Video on Crime Awareness Release
• Helping Local Crafters
• Gospel Heroes CD Release
• Wheelchairs Distributed to Those in Need
• Earthwalk Returns
• Educational Funding

GCR operates by donations only. If you would like more information on Jeanette and Global Community Rising, please feel free to contact her:
Jeanette Colbert
Philos Mpapele
Co-Directors Global Community Rising
jeanettec@mweb.co.za
mpapele@mweb.co.za
www.gcr.org.za

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