Alef Meulenberg  , CEO, All Afrika Tikkun Foundation

First Thing is First | All Afrika Tikkun Foundation CEO Alef Meulenberg wanted to do was assist about 50 businesses which were destroyed in the unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal in July last year. Instead, the foundation ended up raising R140 million to support 1,400 businesses and save about 4,000 jobs. Alef Meulenberg  , CEO, All Afrika Tikkun Foundation    Alef Meulenberg set out to assist about 50 businesses which were destroyed in last year's unrest. He ended up raising R140 million to support 1,400 businesses and save about 4,000 jobs. Once it got funding for the RTE, NGO Afrika Tikkun screened applicants. The money was paid directly to the suppliers of these applicants. Meulenberg thinks this model can now be used to support other township businesses.