SHARED INTEREST'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
GALA RECAP
THANK YOU!
BECAUSE OF YOU, funds raised from our annual gala allow us to help smallholder farmers and emerging business owners in low-income communities to access credit otherwise denied to them, and build skills to create opportunities for their families. A BIG THANK YOU for joining with us in celebrating the first 25 years of South Africa’s democracy and Shared Interest’s work. Your support further enabled us to exceed our expectations and honor heroes in South Africa’s struggle to abolish apartheid and ongoing campaign to advance democracy and human rights.
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Together we honored the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) (Investing in Transformation Award), South African Airways (SAA) (Corporate Leadership Award), Advocate Thuli Madonsela (Leadership for Justice Award) and Dr. John Kani (Voices of Freedom Award).
WATCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NIGHT
FOOTAGE COURTESY OF BRONXNET
THE EVENT WAS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED AND SUPPORTED BY

CO-CHAIRS
Stanley, Marion, Paul, Sara, Edward & Sharon Bergman
Susan and Nicholas Pritzker
Tim Smith
HONORARY CHAIRS
Pamela and Harry Belafonte
Honorable David N. Dinkins
Danny Glover
Consul General Danielle De Bruyn Grady
Ambassador Antonio Gumende
Ambassador Barbara Masekela
Ambassador Jerry Matjilla
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngucka
Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool
Elinor and Max Sisulu
Ambassador Sheila Sisulu
HOST COMMITTEE
Alan Altschuler
Daniel Altschuler
Professor Penelope Andrews
Anne H. Hess & Craig Kaplan
Vincent and Anne Mai
Dr. Stephen Matseoane
Nancy Meyer & Marc Weiss
Trevor S. Norwitz
Yvonne O’Neal
Matthew W. Patsky
Archley Prudent
Andrea W. Rabinowitz
Katie Rabinowitz
Amelie L. Ratliff
Mary & Jeff Zients