Tim Smith (philanthropist)
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Tim Smith is the current Director of Breadline Africa
. He hails from KwaZulu-Natal
, South Africa
, where he worked in ministry in rural areas before moving to Gauteng
and ending up in Soweto
. He has worked at Voter Education for the 1994 South African general election
, been a witness at the Truth Commission, run a refugee
service in Johannesburg
and a church-based national network of healthcare clinics before moving to Cape Town
in 2009 to take over as Director of Breadline Africa. He is married with one son.
Breadline Africa
Breadline Africa is a charity established to help the poor and the vulnerable to help themselves and break the cycle of poverty in Africa. Breadline Africa is a non-profit charity organisation aimed at collecting donations from all corners of the globe to help those in need and break down the...
. He hails from KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, where he worked in ministry in rural areas before moving to Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
and ending up in Soweto
Soweto
Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships...
. He has worked at Voter Education for the 1994 South African general election
South African general election, 1994
The South African general election of 1994 was an election held in South Africa to mark the end of apartheid, therefore also the first held with universal adult suffrage. The election was conducted under the direction of the Independent Electoral Commission .Millions queued in lines over a three...
, been a witness at the Truth Commission, run a refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
service in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
and a church-based national network of healthcare clinics before moving to Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
in 2009 to take over as Director of Breadline Africa. He is married with one son.