Kola Cohen plans to paddle 27km on Freedom Day to raise funds for the ‘Love in a Bowl’ organisation to provide 27 000 meals in Hout Bay. Hout Bay, South Africa (22 April 2021) – On Freedom Day, the 27th of April 2021, South African’s will celebrate 27 years of democracy. Inspired by the significance this day holds, Kola Cohen, a 19-year-old from Hout Bay, will be paddling 27km to provide 27,000 meals for vulnerable Capetonians. Paddling on a prone board, Kola will be participating in the Freedom Paddle , an initiative where paddlers paddle from Cape Town to Robben Island (and back) to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela and the struggle heroes who fought for South Africa’s freedom. Looking to pay it forward, Kola has launched a crowdfunding campaign on BackaBuddy to support Love in a Bowl, a community farming initiative that delivers a ‘community pot’ of nutritious, organic food to 32 different creches, soup kitchens, and NGOs in the Hout Bay communi...