Having enjoyed a successful 12 year career as a stylist in the TV industry, Lisa decided to commit her energies to the social development of South Africa.
In January 2000 she founded FEED SA, an organization committed to the most destitute in our society.
The central ethos of FEED SA, is that the first stage of a persons development and improvement begins with a full stomach.
Lisa’s focused approach and unwavering passion and commitment has sustained FEED SA for nearly ten years.
Today Lisa divides her time between motherhood and family commitments, and continuing the legacy of FEED SA and helping the least fortunate in our society.
Candice Etberg is the Co-Executive Director of FEED SA.
Candice’s hands-on approach and unrivalled passion for the underprivileged allows her to understand the needs of FEED SA’s constituents first hand, providing them with love, attention and hugs in addition to food, clothing and an educational infrastructure.
Having schooled herself in childhood development at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Candice returned to South Africa where she founded and ran Outcast Agency –a talent/casting agency that continues to this day. Applying her skills to underprivileged children, Candice joined FEED SA in philanthropy development in 2001, to pursue her commitment to alleviate poverty and hunger in South Africa.
In addition to fundraising, Candice’s activities include sourcing beneficiaries, activities with children in the informal settlements, and the purchase and distribution of food, toys and supplies. Candice is committed to developing sustainable relationships that provide relief on an ongoing basis, as well as expanding FEED SA’s reach.
Jo-Anne Tooch is the Co-Executive Director of FEED SA.
Jo-Anne is a mother of two, who understands what children need to grow up healthy, happy and successful. Following her graduation from University of South Africa (UNISA), where she majored in Economics and Business Economics, Jo-Anne joined Edgars as a trainee buyer and was quickly promoted, gaining experience at increasing levels of seniority. After a nine year stint at Edgars, where she served in the ladies’ young contemporary department of the Ladieswear division, as specialist buyer, Jo-Anne left allowing her to pursue her passion at FEED SA.
Jo-Anne’s experience in workshop presentation to executives and managers, fashion features and trend analysis, allows her to assist companies in leveraging their philanthropic endeavours through promotions and showcasing their corporate social responsibility.
Jo-Anne also involves herself directly with the underprivileged in the informal settlements, as well as the purchase and distribution of food, toys and supplies.
