Long-time friend and colleague Heeten Kalan met with Kathy Cook in San Francisco to share their latest projects in South Africa, catch-up on family and friends and reminisce about their past. Heeten recalled how their friendship started under an unlikely set of circumstances nearly two decades ago when he was a young, college graduate starting a non-profit organization. Kathy had called to informed him that his proposal to South Coast Foundation was unsuccessful. However, after reviewing the reasons for the rejection, Heeten not only convinced Kathy to reconsider, but in less than a month, he received his very first grant. Though new to fundraising at the time, Heeten’s talent was not to be missed! From there, Heeten founded the South Africa Environmental Exchange Program. Currently, Heeten is with The New World Foundation and a board member of the South Africa Development Fund, which was the recent recipient of a multi-million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support HIV/Aids programs in South Africa.
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